Éditions Gallimard
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Éditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian
has described it as having "the best backlist
in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles.
It was founded in 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard
(1881–1975) as Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française
(nrf). The stylised nrf logo still appears on many books published by Gallimard today.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
has described it as having "the best backlist
Backlist
A backlist is a list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to titles newly published .Building a strong backlist has traditionally been seen as the way to produce a profitable publishing house, as the most expensive aspects of the publishing process have already been paid for and...
in the world". In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1418 titles.
It was founded in 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard
Gaston Gallimard
Gaston Gallimard was a French publisher.He founded La Nouvelle Revue Française in 1908, together with André Gide and Jean Schlumberger....
(1881–1975) as Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française
Nouvelle Revue Française
La Nouvelle Revue Française is a literary magazine founded in 1909 by a group of intellectuals, including André Gide, Jacques Copeau, and Jean Schlumberger...
(nrf). The stylised nrf logo still appears on many books published by Gallimard today.
Publishing houses
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- Futuropolis
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- P.O.L. (88 %)
- Les Éditions de la Table Ronde
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Diffusion and distribution
- SODIS
- SOCADIS (joint venture with FlammarionGroupe FlammarionGroupe Flammarion is the fourth largest publishing group in France, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by Ernest Flammarion, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops . Flammarion became part of the Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup in 2000...
) - Centre de Diffusion de l'Édition
- France Export Diffusion
List of "Collections"
- L'Arbalète/Gallimard
- L'Arpenteur
- L'Aube des peuples
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- Bibliothèque des histoires
- La Bibliothèque Gallimard
- Bibliothèque des idées
- Bibliothèque des sciences humaines
- La Blanche
- Le Cabinet des Lettrés
- Les Cahiers de la Nrf
- Le Chemin
- Connaissance de l'inconscient
- Continents noirs
- Le Débat
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's publishing house) - Du Monde entier
- Folio
- Folio essais
- Folio histoire
- Folio actuel
- Folio bilingue
- Folio théâtre
- Folio plus
- Foliothèque
- Folio classique
- Folio policier
- Folio SF
- Folio documents
- Folio 2 €
- Folioplus classiques
- Haute enfance
- L'Imaginaire
- L'InfiniL'InfiniL'Infini is a French journal for literature, founded in 1983 in Paris by Philippe Sollers as a follow up of the magazine Tel Quel.The magazine was first published by Éditions Denoël but later on by Gallimard....
- Joëlle Losfeld
- Livres d'art
- NRF Biographies
- NRF Essais
- La Noire
- Poésie/Gallimard
- Le Promeneur
- Quarto
- Série noire
- Le Temps des images
- L'Univers des formes
- L'Un et l'autre