Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house that was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John. Originally an imprint of publishers The Bodley Head, Penguin became a separate company the following year. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s with its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other shops for sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. When the first Penguin paperbacks were launched in 1935, they were priced at just sixpence, the same as a packet of cigarettes, making quality literature affordable to a mass audience. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British society through its books concerning politics, the arts and science.
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Seasons of the Palm
கூள மாதாரி by Perumal Murugan
tr. V. Geetha · English · 2017
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Current Show
நிழல் முற்றம் by Perumal Murugan
tr. Aniruddhan Vasudevan · English · 2018
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A Lonely Harvest
ஆலவாயன் by Perumal Murugan
tr. Aniruddhan Vasudevan · English · 2018
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Trial by Silence
அர்த்தநாரி by Perumal Murugan
tr. Aniruddhan Vasudevan · English · 2018
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Fire Bird
ஆளண்டாப்பட்சி by Perumal Murugan
tr. Janani Kannan · English · 2025
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