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Florence Delaporte
Florence Delaporte (born in 1959) is a French writer and translator. Works *1996: ''Sœur Sourire. Brûlée aux feux de la rampe '', Paris, Plon, 244 p. *1998: ''Je n’ai pas de château'', Paris, Éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 177 p. :: - Prix Wepler The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler ( Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes ... 1998 *2001: ''Le Poisson dans l’arbre'', Éditions Gallimard, series "Haute Enfance", 184 p. *2002: ''Les enfants qui tombent dans la mer'', Éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 271 p. *2005: ''La Chambre des machines'', Éditions Gallimard Collection Blanche, 152 p. *2016: ''Deux livres de chair'', François Bourin Éditeur, 282 p. Children's literature *2012: ''À quoi rêve Crusoé ?'', Rodez, , series "Dacodac", 119 p. *2013: ''Amour ennemi'', Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plon (publisher)
Plon is a French book publishing company, founded in 1852 by Henri Plon and his two brothers. The Plon family were Walloons coming from Nivelles, Belgium. One of their ancestors is probably the Danish typographer Jehan Plon who lived at the end of the 16th century. History The ''Éditions Plon'' were created in 1852, by Henri Plon and his two brothers. They were given the title of ''Imprimeur de l’Empereur'' (Imperial publisher) and published the correspondence of Louis XIII of France, Marie Antoinette and Napoleon I of France. During the 1920s the house published the novels of the Jewish-Algerian writer Elissa Rhaïs. Plon published Quid, an encyclopedia, from 1963 to 1974. They were acquired by the Groupe de La Cité A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches o ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Gaston Gallimard in 1911, the publisher is now majority-owned by his grandson Antoine Gallimard. Éditions Gallimard is a subsidiary of Groupe Madrigall, the third largest French publishing group. History The publisher was founded on 31 May 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard, André Gide, and Jean Schlumberger as ''Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française'' (NRF). From its 31 May 1911 founding until June 1919, Nouvelle Revue Française published one hundred titles including ''La Jeune Parque'' by Paul Valéry. NRF published the second volume of ''In Search of Lost Time'', In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, which became the first Prix Goncourt-awarded book published by the company. Nouvelle Revue Française adopted the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collection Blanche
The Collection Blanche is the great collection of French literature published by the Éditions Gallimard. It appeared in 1911, and at the beginning was nourished by the publications of ''La Nouvelle Revue française'' (''La NRF''), the brand "Librairie Gallimard" appeared only after July 1919.Henri Vignes et Pierre Boudrot, ''Bibliographie des éditions de La Nouvelle Revue française'', Paris, Henri Vigne & Éditions des Cendres, 2011, , page 7-18. Since its creation, "La Blanche", which takes its name from the cream color of its cover, has published 6500 titles, of which 3800 are still available today. In addition to the "NRF" logo originally designed by Jean Schlumberger, the graphic charter of this collection - a black border surrounding two red edges - is inspired by the éditions de , with its first title, '' L'Otage'' by Paul Claudel, published 26 May 1911. Apart from classic literature like ''In Search of Lost Time'', the "Blanche" also remains widely open to young no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Wepler
The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler ( Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes, in the month of November, a contemporary author. It works with a rotating jury system. Laureates Prix Wepler * 1998: Florence Delaporte, ''Je n'ai pas de château'' * 1999: Antoine Volodine, ''Des anges mineurs'' * 2000: Laurent Mauvignier, ''Apprendre à finir'' * 2001: Yves Pagès, ''Le Théoriste'' * 2002: Marcel Moreau, ''Corpus Scripti'' * 2003: Éric Chevillard, ''Le Vaillant Petit Tailleur'' * 2004: François Bon, ''Daewoo'' * 2005: Richard Morgiève, ''Vertig'' * 2006: Pavel Hak, ''Trans'' * 2007: Olivia Rosenthal, ''On n'est pas là pour disparaître'' * 2008: Emmanuelle Pagano, ' * 2009: Lyonel Trouillot, ''Yanvalou pour Charlie'' * 2010: Linda Lê, ''Cronos'' * 2011: Éric Laurrent, ''Les Découvertes'' * 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century French Novelists
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French Children's Writers
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1959 Births
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Living People
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