Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (/knɒpf/) is an American publishing house that was founded by Blanche Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr. in 1915. Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in addition to leading American literary trends. It was acquired by Random House in 1960, and is now part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group division of Penguin Random House which is owned by the German conglomerate Bertelsmann.

This article is about the publishing house. For the person, see Alfred A. Knopf Sr. For other people named "Knopf", see Knopf (surname).

Alfred A. Knopf
Parent companyPenguin Random House
Founded1915 (1915)
FounderBlanche Wolf Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City, U.S.
Official websiteknopfdoubleday.com/imprint/knopf/

The Knopf publishing house is associated with the borzoi logo in its colophon, which was designed by co-founder Blanche Knopf in 1925.

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