成立于1951年,中國出版傳媒旗下專業文學出版機構,國內成立早/歷史長/規模大的文學專業出版機構
人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社成立(li)于(yu)1951年3月,是新中國(guo)成立(li)早、歷史長、規模大的文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)專業(ye)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)機構(gou)。在歷史發展過程中,除用人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社之名出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)了(le)大量圖書外,還先后(hou)使用過作家出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社(1953—1958,1960—1969)、藝術出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社(1953—1956)、文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)古籍刊行(xing)社(1954—1957,1987—1989)、中國(guo)戲劇出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社(1954—1979)、人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社上海分社(1964-1970)、外國(guo)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社(1979—2009)等(deng)副牌或分社名義出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)過各類文(wen)(wen)藝圖書。2002年,人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社成為(wei)(wei)中國(guo)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)集(ji)團公(gong)司(si)重要成員(yuan)單位。2009年8月,人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社成立(li)了(le)專注于(yu)少兒圖書出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)的全資子公(gong)司(si)天天出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社。2010年,人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社正式轉制為(wei)(wei)企業(ye),更名為(wei)(wei)人(ren)(ren)(ren)民(min)文(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)社有限公(gong)司(si)。2011年12月,成為(wei)(wei)中國(guo)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)版(ban)(ban)(ban)傳媒股份有限公(gong)司(si)的下屬公(gong)司(si)。
人民文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)出版(ban)社(she)目前(qian)設(she)有(you)當(dang)代(dai)(dai)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、現代(dai)(dai)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、古(gu)典文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、外國(guo)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、青年文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi)、教材出版(ban)中心(xin)等7個圖書(shu)編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)室(shi)(shi),《新文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)史料》《中華文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)選(xuan)刊》《學(xue)(xue)語(yu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)之友(you)》和《帥作(zuo)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)》等4個報刊編(bian)(bian)輯(ji)(ji)部以及《當(dang)代(dai)(dai)》雜志社(she),并擁有(you)以出版(ban)少兒讀物為主旨的(de)全資子公司天(tian)天(tian)出版(ban)社(she)。64年來已出版(ban)中國(guo)當(dang)代(dai)(dai)優秀文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)作(zuo)品(pin),現代(dai)(dai)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)史影響較大的(de)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)作(zuo)品(pin),優秀古(gu)典文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)作(zuo)品(pin),世界各國(guo)有(you)代(dai)(dai)表性(xing)作(zuo)品(pin)的(de)中譯本(ben)以及文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)理論、高校(xiao)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)科教材、人文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)科學(xue)(xue)著作(zuo)等各種圖書(shu)萬余種,發行超過10億冊,已形成(cheng)高品(pin)位(wei)、高質量、包容古(gu)今、囊(nang)括中外的(de)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)學(xue)(xue)圖書(shu)體系,贏得了廣(guang)泛的(de)贊(zan)譽。