Literary Books in Poland in Years 1990-2010 in the Light of Statistical Data Cover Image

Książka literacka w Polsce w latach 1990-2010 w świetle statystyki
Literary Books in Poland in Years 1990-2010 in the Light of Statistical Data

Author(s): Jadwiga Sadowska
Subject(s): Library and Information Science
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Publishing industry statistics; Belles-Lettres; Belles-Lettres translation; Belles-Lettres in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article describes development trends of literature in Poland after social and political transformation. The author presents numbers of literary titles published in Poland in 1990-2010, number of such titles for adult readers and for children and youth, and number of translations. She compiles ranking lists of Polish and foreign authors by editions in 1944-2010 and 1990-2010, as well as ranking lists of Polish and foreign literary titles most often published in Poland in these periods. These data were taken from the statistics “Polish Publishing in Figures” annually for the years 1990-2010, published by the National Library on the base of current national bibliography.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2 (100)
  • Page Range: 18-33
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish