{{Short description|Italian literary book publisher}} {{Infobox publisher|name=Longanesi & C.|status=active|founder=Leo Longanesi<br />Giovanni Monti|founded={{start year and age|1946}}|country=Italy|headquarters=Milan|parent={{ill|Mauri Spagnol Publishing Group|it|Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol}}<ref name="Treccani" />}} '''Longanesi''', also known as '''Longanesi & C.''', is a publishing house based in Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1946 by Leo Longanesi and industrialist Giovanni Monti.<ref>Nanni Delbecchi (13 May 2016). "Longanesi fa settanta. Il 'Dottor Naso' aveva fiuto". ''Il Fatto Quotidiano''. p. 20.</ref> It initially got a large success thanks to some editorial series such as '' La buona società'' and ''La gaia scienza''.<ref name="Treccani">{{cite news|title=Longanesi|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/longanesi/|accessdate=21 October 2016|work=Treccani}}</ref>
After a period of crisis, Longanesi was relaunched by Mario Spagnol (1930–1999) through the acquisition of some prestigious publishing houses such as ''Guanda'', ''Salani'' and ''Corbaccio'' and through some successful ventures in the field of paperbacks.<ref name="Treccani">{{cite news|title=Longanesi|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/longanesi/|accessdate=21 October 2016|work=Treccani}}</ref>
==Book series== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Biblioteca di Narratori * Biblioteca Longanesi & C.<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3ABiblioteca%20Longanesi%20&%20C. Biblioteca Longanesi & C.], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * La Buona Società<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3ABuona+Societa%CC%80&offset=1 se:Buona società], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * Il Cammeo<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Il+Cammeo%22+%2B+Longanesi&offset=1 "Il Cammeo" + Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * I Cento Libri * L'Elefante<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22L%27Elefante%22+%2B+Longanesi&offset=1 "L'Elefante" + Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * Fantapocket<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=Fantapocket+%2B+Longanesi&offset=1 Fantapocket + Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * La Fantascienza * La Fronda<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22La+Fronda%22+%2B+Longanesi&offset=1 "La Fronda" + Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * La Gaja Scienza (also referred to as: La Gaia Scienza)<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22gaja+scienza%22+Longanesi&limit=10&offset=1&orderBy=publicationDateAsc "gaja scienza" Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref><ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22gaia+scienza%22+Longanesi&offset=1 "gaia scienza" Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * I Gialli Longanesi & C. * I Gialli Proibiti * La Ginestra<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=%22La+Ginestra%22+%2B+Longanesi&offset=1 "La Ginestra" + Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * Guide Pratiche * I Grandi Libri d'Azione * I Libri Pocket<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3ALibri%20pocket se:I libri pocket], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * I Marmi<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3AI%20marmi se:I Marmi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * Il Mondo Nuovo * Il Meglio * Opere di Giovanni Comisso * Piccola Biblioteca Longanesi<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3APiccola%20biblioteca%20Longanesi Piccola Biblioteca Longanesi], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * I Pocket Presentano: Avenger * Psico * Le Spade * Spia Contro Spia * Spy Story * Storie e Avventure * I Super Pocket * Suspense! * Varia * La Vostra Via<ref>[https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=se%3ALa%20vostra%20via se:La Vostra Via], worldcat.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.</ref> * Vostra Via Sportiva }}
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==External links== * {{official|www.longanesi.it}}
Category:Book publishing companies of Italy Category:Publishing companies established in 1946 Category:Mass media in Milan Category:Italian companies established in 1946
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