Virago
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Virago is a British publishing imprint renowned for championing women’s writing and feminist literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virago canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | publishing imprint ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
feminist literature
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gender studies ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ women’s writing ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Carmen Callil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Carmen Callil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImprintType | feminist press ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to give a voice to women writers
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to preserve and reissue neglected women’s classics ⓘ |
| hasNotableEditor | Carmen Callil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
cultural studies
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feminism ⓘ politics ⓘ social issues ⓘ women’s history ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Virago Modern Classics series
NERFINISHED
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championing women writers ⓘ publishing feminist classics ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Virago Modern Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hachette Livre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Hachette UK
NERFINISHED
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Little, Brown Book Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Little, Brown Book Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes |
biographies
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critical studies ⓘ essays ⓘ memoirs ⓘ novels ⓘ short story collections ⓘ |
| publishesAuthors |
Angela Carter
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Antonia White NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Lessing NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Taylor (novelist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Angelou NERFINISHED ⓘ Nella Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca West NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetsAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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