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Jan Dost
Jan Dost, (Arabic: جان دوست; Kurdish: Jan Dost; born 12 March 1965 in Kobanî, Syria), is a Syrian Kurdish poet, writer and translator. He has written ...
Actes Sud
Created in 1978, in a village in the Baux Valley, by Hubert Nyssen and his wife, Christine Le Boeuf, soon joined by the other founders, Françoise Nyss...
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (French pronunciation: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit ʒɛʁmɛn maʁi dɔnadjø], 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (...
Adunis
Adonis is one of the most celebrated poets and essayists of the Arab world. Born in Syria in 1930, he fled political persecution and settled in Lebano...
Atiq Rahimi
Atiq Rahimi (Persian: عتیق رحیمی) (born 26 February 1962 in Kabul) is a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker.
Life
Atiq Rahimi was born in 1962 in Ka...
Annie Ernaux
Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (née Duchesne; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the cour...
Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault (UK: , US: ; French: [pɔl miʃɛl fuko]; 15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French historian of ideas and philosopher who also s...
Karthala
Karthala is a French publishing house specializing in the history, sociology, religion, languages and geopolitics of developing countries.Its headquar...
Denoël
Since 1930, Denoël has been offering engaging French & foreign literature, as well as essays & documents. Through its various collections, the house p...
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (; French: [ʒak dɛʁida]; born Jackie Élie Derrida; 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was a French philosopher. He developed the philosoph...
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert (UK: FLOH-bair, US: floh-BAIR, French: [ɡystav flobɛʁ]; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. He has been considere...
Randa Habib
Randa Habib, a French journalist of Lebanese origin, has spent twenty-five years covering war, politics and economic development in the Middle East. D...
Rowayat
In 2012, Rowayat روايات launched as a literary journal platforming the hybrid writer, focusing on E...
Flammarion
Flammarion is a generalist publishing house that explores the fields of literature, humanities, illustrated books and youth. Since its creation in 187...
Roger Garaudy
Roger Garaudy (French: [ʁɔʒe gaʁodi]; 17 July 1913 – 13 June 2012) was a French philosopher, French resistance fighter and a communist author. He conv...
Éditions du Seuil
Éditions du Seuil, also known as Le Seuil, is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and ...
Fayard
Fayard (complete name: Librairie Arthème Fayard) is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre....
Heinrich Böll Foundation Beirut
The international work of the Heinrich Böll Foundation is geared towards seeking strategic partnerships with others who share our values. We believe i...
Ismail Kadare
Ismail Kadare (Albanian pronunciation: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; born 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright....
Jan Dost
Jan Dost, (Arabic: جان دوست; Kurdish: Jan Dost; born 12 March 1965 in Kobanî, Syria), is a Syrian Kurdish poet, writer and translator. He has written ...
Actes Sud
Created in 1978, in a village in the Baux Valley, by Hubert Nyssen and his wife, Christine Le Boeuf, soon joined by the other founders, Françoise Nyss...
