The German HanserVerlag has an eye for Nobel Laureates like Herta Müller

Herta Müller's books are published by HanserVerlag, one of the few publishing houses in Germany still in family hands. It was founded in 1928 by Carl Hanser and one of its most unusual features is that it publishes two completely different genres: fiction and specialist literature. Hanser is quoted as saying this was a deliberate strategy: with the straight-laced specialist division providing economic security against the risks involved in publishing fiction. Hanser survived the vagaries of the Third Reich and post-war Germany by temporarily focusing on specialist literature only and steering clear of novels. And it has an eye for Nobel Laureates... long before they ever receive the prize. In all, it's had 16 on its books. We paid a visit to find out the secret of Hanser's success.