Kiepenheuer & Witsch (Kiwi) was founded in 1949. The company’s portfolio includes leading names from the post-war years, as well as renowned contemporary fiction and nonfiction writers. Our German authors include Christian Kracht, Eva Menasse, Shida Bazyar, Heinrich Boell and Angela Merkel. We also publish international authors like Gabriel García Márquez, Zadie Smith, Miranda July and Jonathan Safran Foer. Kiwi (with Galiani) is part of the Holtzbrinck Group.