Like Kustannus (Like Publishing Ltd.) was founded in 1987, originally to publish books on cinema. The publishing profile was quickly expanded. with 120 titles a year, Like is one of the largest general interest publishers in Finland.
Like is known for its bold publishing profile, which includes both Finnish and translated fiction, as well as books on contemporary and popular music, cinema, theater, and socially aware, political works.
All in all, Like has published almost two thousand titles, including translations from more than twenty languages, thus making an invaluable contribution to Finnish literary culture.
Foreign authors translated and published by Like include Anna Politkovskaya, Noam Chomsky, Junot Díaz, Marguerite Duras, Jean Genet, James Ellroy, Arnost Lustig, Saul Williams, Vladimir Sorokin, Anthony Burgess, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Luigi Pirandello, Mark Kurlansky, Anthony de Mello, and Jonathan Glover. Imbi Paju´s Memories Denied is originally published by Like.
Contact: Publishing Manager Päivi Paappanen, paivi. paappanen (at) like .fi
If you want to buy Like books, please contact these book stores:
Akateeminen kirjakauppa (delivery also abroad)
Suomalainen kirjakauppa (delivery also abroad)
The foreign rights of LIKEs Finnish books are represented by OTAVA GROUP AGENCY, oga@otava.fi.
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