José Corti is a book shop and publishing house located in Paris, France, and was founded in 1925.

It is named after its founder, José Corticchiato (1895-1984); it is one of France's most prestigious and low-profile independent publishing houses. José Corticchiato started his business by publishing the work of his surrealist friends, including André Breton

André Breton

André Breton was a French writer and poet. He is known best as the founder of Surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic automatism"....

, Paul Éluard

Paul Éluard

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, and Louis Aragon

Louis Aragon

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José Corti's book shop is located in the Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter

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 in Paris, at 11 Rue Médicis, 75006 Paris VIème.

The firm was the lifelong publisher of French author Julien Gracq

Julien Gracq

Julien Gracq , born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, in the French département of Maine-et-Loire, was a French writer. He wrote novels, critiques, a play, and poetry. His literary works were noted for their Surrealism.Gracq first studied in Paris at the Lycée Henri IV, where he earned his...

, and owns the publishing rights to Jan Potocki

Jan Potocki

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's masterpiece The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

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Its motto is "Rien de Commun" ("Nothing Commonplace").