Picus Verlag

Pekus Publishing is one of the most prominent and oldest independent publishing houses in Austria and the German-speaking countries, representing a leading sovereign and cultural platform dedicated to promoting the values ​​of intellectual openness, humanitarian commitment, literary beauty and creative boldness. This ancient Austrian house was founded in the capital, Vienna, in 1984 by the cultural duo Alexander Bottica and Dorothea Locker, the daughter of the famous writer and novelist Reinhard Federman. The two founders were inspired by the house's name and its iconic logo, represented by a birdThe pecker is one of the ancient Roman myths that raises the status of this bird as a symbol of intelligence, perseverance, and the ability to diligently search for deep meanings, which reflects the house’s desire to constantly dig behind distinguished avant-garde manuscripts.Over the course of more than forty years of complete independence from commercial media groups, the Foundation has succeeded in consolidating its position as one of the most respected independent cultural fortresses, as its publications have won more than sixty-five awards and high accolades from the state’s official and esteemed awards.The house’s encyclopedic catalog of knowledge, which includes more than one thousand and two hundred titles, expands to include lines of knowledge production of great diversity and cultural influence. The house is famous for its leadership in publishing contemporary literary novels, serious realistic stories, historical documents and testimonies concerned with modern history, in addition to in-depth philosophical series and booklets. The house also has an exceptional international reputation through its production line dedicated to children’s and young people’s literature, as the house reworks children’s stories not onlyBased on strict traditional pedagogical and educational standards, but from a purely artistic perspective that focuses on the quality of the written story, the elegance of the innovative illustrations, and the infusion of intelligent and sophisticated humor between its lines. In addition, the house uniquely publishes a unique travel literature series called “Reading Journeys,” which consists of in-depth journalistic, literary, and documentary reports that aim to explore the essence of global cities and their cultures from the inside. Through its branch dedicated to international rights management and translation, the house has succeeded in exportingNearly two-thirds of its intellectual production goes to foreign markets in Germany and Switzerland, with many of its literary masterpieces translated into other global languages ​​to effectively reach millions of readers and researchers around the world.