Olmo

Olmo Ediciones publishes essays and investigations on history, art, medicine, journalism, and other themes. Additionally, their catalogue includes biographies and historical novels. Since its creation in 2001, their objective has been the diffusion of national and international culture. They’ve published works such as Ciudad de Ángeles: Historia del Cementerio de la Recoleta (award-winning title sponsored by the National Secretary of Culture and Media), Cuadros Clínicos (from the collection “Behind the Paintings”), Mármol y Bronce (from the collection “City of Buenos Aires”), Moda. Nuevo Diseño Argentino, Alicia en el país de Alicia, and La Mary (original novel upon which the famous movie was based), among other titles. Many of their books have been republished in Spain and Italy.

Published titles
74
Active titles
62
Published titles in 2016
6
Average print run
500

Founded:
2001

Distribution:
propia

Main authors

Leonel Contreras

Jaime Correas

Maxine Hanon

Hugo Martinez de León

Adriana Micale

Omar López Mato

Daniel Schávelzon

Most sold titles in past year

Retrato de Marte, de Germán Padinger

River vs. Boca / Boca vs. River, de Hugo Martínez de León

Mármol y bronce. Esculturas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, de Nicolás Gabriel Gutiérrez

Featured titles

Marble and bronze. Sculptures of the City of Buenos Aires

Author: Nicolás Gabriel Gutiérrez

The prosecutor of flavor. The story of Grimod de La Reynière, world’s first food critic

Author: Diego Huberman

Iatros. Tales of doctors, charlatans, and the truly ingenious

Author: Omar López Mato

Pioneers of health. History of the public hospitals of Buenos Aires

Author: Enrique F. Visillac