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| Parent company | Penguin Random House |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Founders | Allen Lane V. K. Krishna Menon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | pelicanbooks |
Pelican Books is a non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books[1] founded by Allen Lane and V. K. Krishna Menon.[2] It publishes inexpensive paperbacks of academic topics intended to reach a broader audience. The imprint originally operated from 1937 to 1984,[3] and was relaunched in April 2014.[4][5]
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- ^ "Pelican books take flight again". Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2014.