Pax_Forlag

Pax Forlag

Pax Forlag

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Pax Forlag is a Norwegian publishing house, established in 1964.[1]

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The first manager was Tor Bjerkmann, who chaired the company from 1964 to 1972.[2]

Starting with Bjerkmann's new translation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, Pax published 150 quality paperback editions during its first three years of operation.[3]

Pax Forlag has issued a selected reprint of the "working class" encyclopaedia Arbeidernes Leksikon in 1974, and the political encyclopaedia Pax Leksikon (1978–1981).

References

  1. [1]
    "Pax Forlag AS". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. [2]
    Tveterås, Egil. "Tor Bjerkmann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    Forser, Tomas (23 January 2015). "Fremad i alle retninger. Historien om Pax handler om en bedrift i dobbel forstand". Morgenbladet (in Norwegian).


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