Champ Libre
is a French publisher founded in 1969 by
Gérard Lebovici in
Paris
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. The name is taken from a phrase which means "free field" (the way is clear).

In 1984, after the assassination of
Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and became Éditions Gérard Lebovici as an hommage. In 1992, it became Éditions Ivrea.
Champ libre has published
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...
,
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin. Sometimes anglicized to Michael Bakunin. ( ; – 1 July 1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist. He is among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major figure in the revolutionary socialist, s ...
and
Guy Debord
Guy-Ernest Debord (; ; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situat ...
's complete works, among others.
Gallery
File:Joseph Déjacque - A bas les chefs.jpg, ''A bas les chefs !'' by Joseph Déjacque.
File:Poésies de l'époque des Thang.jpg, ''Poésies de l'époque des Thang''.
File:Walter Krivitsky - J'étais un agent de Staline.jpg, ''J'étais un agent de Staline'' by Walter G. Krivitsky.
File:Anacharsis Cloots - Ecrits révolutionnaires.jpg, ''Écrits révolutionnaires'' by Anacharsis Cloots.
File:Le Général Hiver - Michel Barclay de Tolly.jpg, ''Le Général Hiver'' by Michael Josselson.
File:Le Livre du Courtisan (Castiglione).jpg, '' Le Livre du Courtisan'' by Baldassare Castiglione
Baldassare Castiglione, Count of Casatico (; 6 December 1478 – 2 February 1529),Dates of birth and death, and cause of the latter, fro, ''Italica'', Rai International online. was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissan ...
.
File:George Orwell devant ses calomniateurs EDN - Ivrea.jpg, ''George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to a ...
devant ses calomniateurs'', en co-édition avec l' Encyclopédie des Nuisances.
File:Kurt Schwitters Anna Blume.jpg, ''Anna Blume'' by Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.
Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including Dadaism, Constructivism (a ...
.
File:Alice Becker-Ho Les Princes du jargon.jpg, ''Les Princes du jargon'' by Alice Becker-Ho.
See also
*
Gérard Lebovici
*
Guy Debord
Guy-Ernest Debord (; ; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situat ...
References
External links
Official site*
Complete list of books published by Champ Libre on French Wikipedia
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Situationist
The Situationist International (SI) was an international organization of social revolutionaries made up of avant-garde artists, intellectuals, and political theorists. It was prominent in Europe from its formation in 1957 to its dissolution ...
Mass media in Paris