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Founded in 2013, Allary Éditions is an independent trade publisher with works including novels, essays and graphic novels. Following a strict editorial selection process, we publish no more than 15 titles per year. Allary Éditions is both demanding and popular and is developing a universal catalog of authors who are given the opportunity to create an oeuvre, whilst reaching a large audience. Of the 80 titles published by Allary Éditions, there have been over 230 translations. Among our authors: Riad Sattouf, Matthieu Ricard, Charles Pépin, Raphaël Glucksmann, Albert Moukheiber, David Djaiz, Diane Brasseur, Jérôme Colin, Florent Oiseau, Bernard Pivot, Alexandre Lacroix, Lauren Bastide, Matthias Debureaux etc.
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LITERARY FICTION
The Division Diane Brasseur paints a gallery of souls, a family fresco that begins in 1920 Athens and ends half a century later on the shores of Lake Geneva. On January 12, 1977 Bruno K, a professor of literature in
Orig. Title: La Partition Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 400 pp. | May 2019 Territory: World excl. French
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Geneva, collapses, and dies. When his two brothers Georgely and Alexakis hear about his passing, something snaps. Ten years earlier, Bruno K had broken off all ties with his family. The reader is taken on a journey to the origins of this disunited brotherhood.
Diane Brasseur Diane Brasseur is a scriptwriter. Her two previous novels, Fidelities and I Don’t Want Passion were received with great critical acclaim from both critics and readers. Rights in Fidelities were sold to 8 territories.
LITERARY FICTION
The Battlefield Teen angst… as seen by the parents. A novel about family when emotions are running high, just like on a battlefield. This is the story of a couple pushed to a breaking point by the repeated offenses launched by their fifteen-year-
Orig. Title: Le Champ de bataille Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 220 pp. | March 2018 German translation available R IGH TS SOL D Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania # OF COPIES SO LD 10,000+
old son. They have done nothing wrong. But war has broken out. And they are not ready. The school gives up and the father spins out of control, while the mother is trying desperately to calm everyone down.
Jérôme Colin Is the host of Hep taxi, a weekly show on national Belgian TV. He also hosts Entrez sans frapper, a daily cultural program on national Belgian radio and is a journalist for the weekly magazine Moustique.
LITERARY FICTION
A Childless Father The father, Douglas Sirk, was a theatre director in Germany in the 20s and one of Goebbels’s favorite filmmakers in the 30s. Married to a Jewish woman, he had to flee to the United States, where his melodramas allowed him to conquer Hollywood.
Orig. Title: Un père sans enfant Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 368 pp. | August 2019 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+ AWAR DS 2019 Prix Révélation de la SGDL
The child was Klaus Detlef Sierck, Douglas’s son by his first wife, an unsuccessful actress who became a fervent Nazi. After their 1928 divorce, she wouldn’t allow him to see their four-year old son, who she turned into a child star in the Nazi film industry. A novel about the true story of their wrenching separation.
Denis Rossano Denis Rossano, journalist and novelist, has lived in Los Angeles since 1996. He was a Hollywood correspondent for the French press for many years.
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SOCIETY | POLITICS
Slow Democracy How to Control Globalization and Reclaim Our Destiny “Slow Democracy”, founded on sovereign nations, represents the
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Social-democrats, ecologists, and progressives shouldn’t be afraid to claim it as their own. The nation is a forwardthinking project. It is becoming more and more urgent to wrest it back from the hands of the pyromaniacs who are instrumentalizing it for their racist, nationalistic ambitions.
Orig. Title: Slow Démocratiie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 320 pp. | October 2019 English sample available
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David Djaïz As a high-ranking civil servant and a professor at France’s prestigious Sciences Po, he is very much on the same wavelength as the American political scientist Yascha Mounk and political analyst Jérôme Fourquet.
ESSAY | HUMOR
How to Bore People with Your Travel Stories
Orig. Title: De l’art d’ennuyer en racontant ses voyages Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 100 pp. | November 2015 German translation available
Historically, the art of traveling blends with the art of talking
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about our travels. In other words, it blends with the art of
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annoying our relatives by showing off our happiness or pretending to be adventurers. Yesterday we organized special
Matthias Debureaux
slide show evenings. Drawing from an ancestral know-how,
Matthias Debureaux is the editor-inchief of Citizen K magazine.
Matthias Debureaux initiates us to this subtle art in this bitingly ironic manual that mocks all our failings as tourists. A short text that has a refined style and sharp wit. BIOGRAPHY
Peshkov The Magnificent One-Armed Man Based on unpublished archives, particularly his magnificent correspondence with Gorky, Guillemette de Sairigné has written the first major biography of Zinovy Peshkov. Gorky’s adopted son, a hero of the Foreign Legion, a man of influence, a French ambassador, and a Don Juan, Zinovy Peshkov, a.k.a. the “Magnificent One-Armed Man” is a forgotten legend of the 20th century.
Orig. Title: Pechkoff Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 600 pp. | September 2019 Territory: World excl. French & Russian # OF COPIES SO LD 11,000+ AWAR DS 2020 Prix du Sénat du livre d’histoire (shortlisted) 2020 Prix de l’homme pressé (shortlisted)
Guillemette de Sairigné Guillemette de Sairigné is a highly successful biographer.
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ESSAY | BIOGRAPHY
Alexandre Grothendieck In the Footsteps of the Last Mathematical Genius Alexandre Grothendieck, who died in 2014, was seen by his peers as the last true mathematical genius. He invented modern geometry and left thousands of pages of notes that may contain keys to human existence. For over 25 years, he lived a solitary existence in a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees, refusing all contact with his ex-fellow mathematicians, ex-wives and lovers, former students and even his own children. Nevertheless, Philippe Douroux is able to tell this misanthropic genius’s life story.
Orig. Title: Alexandre Grothendieck Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 272 pp. | February 2016 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 13,000+ AWAR DS 2016 Prix LiRE (Best Science Book)
Philippe Douroux Philippe Douroux is a journalist for Libération. With a long-term fascination for Grothendieck’s work and his life story, he spent several weeks in the village of Lasserre, observing the mathematician.
NARRATIVE NON-FICTION
With a View below the Sea An exceptional testimony in which the author recounts his life as a modern slave in the hold of a gigantic cruise ship. One morning, Slimane Kader decides to get a job on a cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea. He ends up being a handyman in a floating city, which carries 8,000 passengers. 6,000 of them have a view of the sea: the tourists. The other 2,000 live below sea level. They are modern slaves, whose task it is to meet the desires of the upper floors.
Orig. Title: Avec vue sous la mer Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 262 pp. | March 2014 German translation available R IGH TS SOL D TO Germany, Taiwan, China # OF COPIES SO LD 7,000+ Film adaptation by M6 Film
Slimane Kader After having lived in Seine Saint Denis, near Paris. Slimane Kader signed up to go work on cruise ships in the Caribbean Sea.
NARRATIVE NF | TRAVEL WRITING
Climbing Mont Blanc
Orig. Title: L’Ascension du mont Blanc Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 150 pp. | August 2017 Territory: World excl. French
When Jean-Christophe Rufin and Sylvain Tesson take an editor
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who suffers from vertigo up to an altitude of 4800 m, climbing Mont Blanc becomes an adventure marked by literature and friendship. This book tells the story of this climb. A mountain climbing story, of course, but also a story of friendship, a portrait of two magnificent writers, and a rule for living: never give up on your childhood dreams.
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Ludovic Escande Ludovic Escande is an editor of French literature at Gallimard where he publishes Sylvain Tesson, among others.
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BIOGRAPHY
The Lady of the Rue Monsieur
Orig. Title: Nancy Mitford Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 370 pp. | February 2019 Territory: World excl. French English sample available
Enriched
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Nancy Mitford with
hitherto
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testimonies,
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biography of Nancy Mitford plunges us into the intellectual and artistic hub of Paris in the 1950s and 1960s. Transporting us to rue Monsieur, where Nancy’s salon was one of the spiritual hubs of 1950’s Paris, he presents a plethora of anecdotes, jokes, unusual situations and extraordinary characters, all part of the “Mitford spirit”.
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Jean-Noël Liaut Jean-Noël Liaut is a writer and translator. He has published several biographies.
PSYCHOLOGY
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks on You
Orig. Title: Votre cerveau vous joue des tours Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 240 pp. | April 2019 English sample available
Our perception of the world is subjective and various elements
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influence the way we acquire knowledge and form opinions. However, this can sometimes mislead us and have a rather negative impact on our actions, beliefs and opinions: when our brain behaves that way, we say it is biased. In this book, filled with multiple examples from our daily lives and psycho-social experiments, Moukheiber explores the building blocks of our perception, cognition and behaviour, which are involved in acquiring knowledge or forming opinions.
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Dr. Albert Moukheiber Dr. Albert Moukheiber is a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist. He has worked for 10 years in the psychiatry department at the Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière.
BIOGRAPHY
Becoming Christian Dior In an elegant style, this biography tells the story of Christian Dior, plunging us into the cultural and artistic avant-garde of the first half of the twentieth century.
Orig. Title: Devenir Christian Dior Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 300 pp. | November 2016 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Bulgaria, Russia, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Poland; Film Rights # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+
FRANÇOIS-OLIVIER ROUSSEAU
DEVENIR CHRISTIAN DIOR
In Paris, in the twenties, a young man was seeking out his path. Christian, not yet Dior, did not know how to express his talent. After the WWII Liberation he presented his first collection.
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The Dior house became the embodiment of French chic, and Dior himself at once became myth.
François-Olivier Rousseau François-Olivier Rousseau has authored Edward’s Child (Prix Médicis 1981), Sébastien Doré (Marcel Proust Prize 1986) and other biographies.
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PSYCHOLOGY | SPIRITUALITY
Power & Care Towards Balance for Our Common Future An urgent and groundbreaking work, which deconstructs the widespread thought that the concept of power and care are opposites. With the aim for a balanced, common future, 19 renowned researchers and leaders including biologist Frans de Waal, Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams, and Harvard associate professor of psychiatry, Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., present their work to the Dalai Lama, within the context of the forces of “power and care”.
Orig. Language: English Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 336 pp. | October 2018 Territory: World excl. French World rights for images cleared French MS available
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Matthieu Ricard & Tania Singer Tania Singer was the Director of the Department of Social Neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. For Matthieu Ricard: see below.
PSYCHOLOGY | SPIRITUALITY
Beyond the Self Dialogues between a Neuroscientist and a Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard has been a Buddhist monk for forty years. Often invited to universities all over the world to take part in brain studies, he is one of the world’s most experienced meditators. A neurobiologist, Wolf Singer is one of the world’s leading brain specialists. For eight years, they have been sharing their knowledge and together questioning how the mind works. RI GHTS S OLD Germany, Spain, USA, Korea, the Netherlands, Brazil, Czech Republic, Italy, Vietnam, Romania, Catalan # OF COP I ES S OLD 30,000+
Orig. Language: English 296 pp. | February 2017 Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions French & German MS available
Matthieu Ricard & Wolf Singer Matthieu Ricard, a molecular geneticist by formation, is a Buddhist monk, a bestselling author and a photographer. He has also served as an interpreter for the Dalai Lama. Wolf Singer is Director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute and Founding Director of both the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Brain Research (ESI).
MEMOIR | HISTORY | NARRATIVE NF
YAN LAN
CHEZ LES YAN CHEZ LES YAN YAN LAN
UNE FAMILLE AU CŒUR D’UN SIÈCLE D’HISTOIRE CHINOISE
The Yan Family A Family at the Center of One Hundred Years in Chinese History In recounting her family history, Yan Lan brings to life a century of Chinese history, from the last emperor to the present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country.
Orig. Title: Chez les Yan Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Allary Editions 530 pp. | October 2017 Territory: World excl. French English translation available R IGH TS SOL D World English # OF COPIES SO LD 8,000+ AWAR DS 2018 Prix Simone Veil
Yan Lan Yan Lan was born in 1957 into a big communist family. She has a Ph.D. in international law, and since 2011 she heads the Lazard bank for Greater China.
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Le Livre de Poche is the first mass-market publisher in France, founded in 1953 by Henri Filipacchi, with more than a billion copies sold to date. True to its purpose, this publishing house has a catalog that caters to all audiences and covers a wide literary spectrum, from classics to contemporary French and foreign bestsellers, from practical books to essays and reference books.
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A unique brand name to welcome new striking voices from all around the world with around 10 publications per year. A perfect mix of general fiction and crime & thrillers.
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SUSPENSE
A Saturday Evening Among Friends
Orig. Title: Un samedi soir entre amis Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 352 pp. | February 2020 Territory: World excl. French
Claire, worried, checks her phone again. It’s past eight and
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her boyfriend, who’s supposed to come and fetch her, is nowhere to be found. In the midst of the woods, Medhi is naked. Shaking. In spite of the darkness, he spots several
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people around him. They all seem to be partying, bursting into laughter… but what do they expect from him? Anthony Bussonnais offers us a veritable page-turner. Highly topical, completely addictive and awfully nerve-racking, Un samedi soir entre amis is breathtaking.
Anthony Bussonnais Anthony Bussonnais was born in Maine-et-Loire and works in a co-op. In 2016, he wrote his first thriller, which he self-published the following year.
CRIME FICTION
Tortured on the Rhone A historical crime novel set in Lyon at the end of the 19th century, at a time when forensic medicine was only just beginning to be used, and Alexandre Lacassagne was in charge. The aim of the investigation is to track down a serial killer who targets young women wanting to have an abortion. The team’s first investigation is full of wrong turns and deadend suspects… until unexpectedly the culprit reveals themselves, leading Félicien Perrier to cross the limits of what he thought possible as the young doctor is pushed beyond his limits.
Orig. Title: Les suppliciées du Rhône Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 354 pp. | February 2019 # OF COPIES SO LD 9,000+ AWAR DS Prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point writing competition
Coline Gatel Coline Gatel lives in the Morvan, where she has made a home for herself and devotes herself to writing.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
Let the Shadows Confess
Orig. Title: Que les ombres passent aux aveux Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 448 pp. | November 2019 Territory: World excl. French
After a personal tragedy, Jessie decides to move into her
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grandfather’s house. Shortly after the old man passes away, she finds an envelope full of old documents in the mailbox. They concern Keowe, where the family’s roots lie, a place the old man never spoke of. A rich industrialist in the region, Mr. Webson, killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide. The youngest child, a boy called Toby, was never found. But Mrs. Lamar, the family’s onetime governess, insists that she saw him not long ago.
Cedric Lalaury After studying modern literature at Blaise Pascal University, he tutored struggling pupils. His novel It’s Always Midnight Somewhere won the prix Kobo by Fnac-Préludes-Le Point writing competition.
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CRIME FICTION
Mala Vida Present-day Spain. In the midst of the political upheaval, a series of murders is committed, from Madrid to Barcelona via Valencia. Over a backdrop of both the economic crisis and a return to a certain moral order, Diego Martin, a radio journalist specializing in criminal affairs, is trying to keep his head above water despite the coming purge in the media. When he decides to look into the first murder, he hasn’t got the faintest idea that the investigation will lead him far
Orig. Title: Mala Vida Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 256 pp. | September 2015 Territory: World excl. French English translation available
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beyond the local crime scene and to the heart of an on-going national scandal – the ‘stolen babies’ affair that started under Franco. CRIME FICTION
Guerrilla Social Club Two men go missing in Madrid. Another in Paris. A woman in Buenos Aires. Each time, the same modus operandi: the victims are taken and then their mutilated corpses are found. All share a common past: fighting against the South American dictatorships in the seventies and eighties. A dangerous investigation that will take them from Spain to Argentina through Chile, forcing them to confront the ghosts of history, those of Operation Condor.
Orig. Title: Guérilla Social Club Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 288 pp. | March 2017 R IGH TS SOL D Turkey # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+
Marc Fernandez Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the crime fiction magazine Alibi (2011-2015), Marc Fernandez has been a journalist for over 20 years. For much of that time, he covered Spain and Latin America for Courrier international. He works now as an editor.
CRIME FICTION
Bandidos A woman’s body, burnt, handcuffed and with a bullet in her neck is found in a park in Madrid. Diego Martin, an investigative radio journalist met the victim 20 years earlier… in Argentina. A young reporter at the time, he covered the assassination of the victim’s brother: Alex Rodrigo, a photographer for a big weekly newspaper
Orig. Title: Bandidos Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 320 pp. | October 2018 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+ AWAR DS 2018 Grand Prix des Lectrices ELLE
who was killed in exactly the same way. Two decades later and thousands of kilometres and apart he has stumbled across an identical murder. It does not take much to convince Martin to embark on an investigative journey that will take him to Buenos Aires where he will once again find a woman he has never been able to forget…
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NOVEL
No Longer Lives at This Address The first time she received an anonymous love letter, Sissi was incensed. For a mail-carrier, it was particularly ironic! As a
Orig. Title: N’Habite plus a l’adresse indiqueée Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 288 pp. | October 2019 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+
divorced woman in her late 50s whom no one would take for a movie star and who has been profoundly affected by her son’s accident, she would like to know exactly who has the nerve to be toying with her feelings like that! Luckily, Sissi can count on her colleagues to help her. So when the passionate letters keep coming, the group of friends decides to investigate. To
Nicolas Delesalle Nicolas Delesalle (1972) was a journalist for Télérama and editor-in-chief of the (2-volume) work, Télérama 60 ans published by Arènes, before joining Paris Match.
the bitter end, and the final revelation… Even if it, as turns out, they might have preferred not to know. WOMEN’S FICTION
Good Girls Go to Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere
Orig. Title:Les gentilles filles vont au paradis, les autres là où elles veulent Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 448 pp. | May 2017 English translation available
Zoey’s life is fairly simple. Even more so when she meets
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Matthew Ziegler, the most influential food critic in New York, an utterly unbearable guy who seems set on putting her food to the test, right down to the smallest details… A novel about friendship, family and steamy passion: what if Elizabeth Bennet was reincarnated in the 21st century as a young American cook?
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Elie Grimes Elie Grimes just has one recipe for a beautiful life: a big kitchen, slightly mad friends, a few spontaneous cocktails, good music and a steady supply of books. Inspiration that one day she decided to turn into stories…
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Red Cashmere In the steppes of Mongolia, surrounded by her parents and brothers, Bolormaa leads a nomadic life and is at one with nature. But when a terribly cold winter kills off their flock of cashmere goats, the family must leave their home on the mountain and search for jobs elsewhere. Bolormaa finds a job in a cashmere
Orig. Title: Cachemire Rouge Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 280 pp. | April 2019 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Spain, Italy, Poland # OF COPIES SO LD 6,000+
production factory in the Chinese city of Ordos.
Christiana Moreau With empathy and a great sense of romance, Christiana Moreau has created a vibrant and emotional story, that is a true ode to friendship and courage. It is the story of two women who are ready to do anything in order to take back control of their own lives.
Christiana Moreau is a self-taught artist, a painter and sculptor. She lives in Seraing, in the province of Liège, Belgium. The Lost Sonata was her debut novel, followed by Red Cashmere.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
Psychoanalysis and the Human Sciences Psychoanalysis and the Human Sciences
Two essential texts by Louis Althusser, one of France’s most well-known 20th-century philosophers, on the origins and potential future of radical political theory.
Orig. Title: Psychanalyse et les sciences humaines Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 128 pp. | 1996 Territory: World excl. French English translation available
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Althusser is distinguishing psychoanalysis from psychology
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and especially psychiatry, which long resisted Freud’s analytical concepts of the unconscious and overdetermination.
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social organization and change.
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990) was a French philosopher. He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.
The Woman Who Ran Away
Orig. Title:La femme qui fuit Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 384 pp. | March 2017 Territory: World excl. French & English English translation available
The result is an enlivened methodology for comprehending
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Eighty-five years of art and history seen through the eyes of a woman who fled her family – as reimagined by her granddaughter. Her name was Suzanne Meloche. She was with Borduas, Gauvreau and Riopelle when they signed the Refus Global Manifesto, in 1948. She started a family with the painter Marcel Barbeau. Then she abandoned her two children at a young age. AWARDS
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Anaïs BarbeauLavalette The 2012 Artist for Peace, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette has made several feature-length documentary films that received numerous awards.
NOVEL
To You I Owe All My Life’s Happiness – Leonard & Virginia Woolf A wonderfully illustrated new book to mark the hundredth anniversary of Hogarth Press.
Orig. Title: Je te dois tout le bonheur de ma vie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 224 pp. | November 2017 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Turkey # OF COPIES SO LD 10,000+
Drawing on her lifetime passion for the Bloomsbury group and Virginia and Leonard Woolf in particular, Carole d’Yvoire recounts
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the story of two of the greats in English literature and told in a
Carole d’Yvoire is a reader and literary translator. She has translated Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino, Eve Ensler and Adam Ross, among others. To You I Owe All My Life’s Happiness is her first book.
lively, passionate style, with extracts from letters by Virginia and Leonard Woolf, illustrations (paintings, photos, etc.) and two short stories.
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ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOK | HUMOR
Sex Thousand People 80 portraits and cameos and as many short stories featuring the funny, unexpected, or painful things that women of all
Orig. Title: Sex milles personnes Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 200 pp. | October 2019 Territory: World excl. French
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ages think about when they’re making love. At the instant that I am writing these lines, six thousand people are making love. As the minutes tick by, the number is growing; people are hugging, kissing, and intertwining. I started thinking about them as I was wandering around my neighborhood alone with my thoughts one day. I raised my eyes to a few apartment buildings, and wondered behind which windows carnal acts were taking place, and what the women were thinking at that precise moment. About pleasure? The past? Their shopping lists, their pregnancy tests, their
Caroline Michel & Anne Boudart Caroline Michel writes for women’s magazines, and has a blog, ovary.fr, about the subjects she cares about deeply: human relationships and passing time. Her debut novel, 89 Months (89 mois) was published in 2016. Anne Boudart publishes cartoons about daily life on Instagram. Her first book, When Marseille meets the Hague, was published in 2018.
lovers, their own bodies? So I wrote these snippets from real life, I wrote about sex from inside women’s heads.
SOCIETY | RELATIONSHIPS
Did You Remember To… ?
Orig. Title: T’as pensé à… ? Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 160 pp. | January 2020 Territory: World excl. French
Self-Defense Guide on the Mental Load
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A 33-year-old teacher and mother of a young child, openly and fiercely feminist, sees her world crumble the day she realizes she has been unconsciously replicating an age-old model: that of the woman taking charge of the entire organization and management of the household. After months of assessment and questioning she manages to put into words what was overwhelming her: the
Coline Charpentier Coline Charpentier is a teacher of History. In November 2018, she created the Instagram account, “T’as pensé à…?” (“Did you remember to…?”), a call for testimonials on the mental charge.
mental load. In this book, she opens the dialogue to couples and offers solutions to allow them to face this issue. How do you measure the mental load in your family? How do you respond to skeptics, who think that women “Are simply better at organizing”? And, most importantly, how do you free yourself from the mental load, in order to make love and equality the pillars of your household?
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PARENTING | HOW TO
Grow Up Alongside Your Emotions Practice Meditation with Children Meditation is a successful way of securing emotional stability in children. It teaches them to express themselves in ways
Orig. Title: Grandir avec ses émotions Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 192 pp. | September 2018 Territory: World excl. French
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that will help them understand and control their emotional being. A large range of emotions, such as happiness jealousy, anger and fear are constantly confronting children, and this can also be a challenge for their caretakers and teachers.
Clarisse Gardet Clarisse Gardet is a relaxation therapist. She has practiced meditation across the world, teaches at the occidental school of meditation and leads a number of workshops for children.
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The Handbook of Public Speaking
Orig. Title:Petit manuel à l’usage de ceux pour qui l’oral est un cauchemar Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Préludes Editions 156 pp. | January 2019
Public speaking is the foundation of our personal and
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professional development. Coach, voice actress and theatre professor Valérie Guerlain has devised a simple and effective
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method to help those who fear public speaking. Her ACT Workshop-Theatre Coaching Method combines group work
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with individual follow-up and theatrical expression. She starts
Valérie Guerlain is a voice actress, theatre professor and coach. For the last ten years, she has been leading public speaking training programs for companies and workshops in colleges and high schools.
from the basics (exercises to speak comfortably and gain selfesteem) and then gradually moves on to putting those exercises into practice, providing concrete testimonies and examples. SELF-HELP | AGES 16-24
You Only Live Once Everything You Need to Know to Be Happy and Pass Your Exams How can you be happy and confident at an age when major life
Orig. Title: On n’a qu’une vie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Le Livre de Poche 200 pp. | October 2019 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 6,000+
choices are to be made, and succeeding is an obligation? S. Le Ménahèze writes in a reader-friendly style, offering shrewd advices she would have liked to have been given at that age, about how to succeed and how to be happy, as well as how to cope with stress and manage your image. In this precious guide, Sophie Le Ménahèze gives them all the keys they need to succeed both professionally and personally, and to stay calm and collected as
Sophie Le Ménahèze Holding key positions in international corporations, Sophie Le Ménahèze spent several years in Asia before moving back to Paris. Constantly searching for meaning and wellbeing, Sophie is a proud life coach.
they move on to the next stage of their lives.
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The publications of La Martinière LittÊrature are a collection of modern and audacious fiction titles loved by booksellers, critics and readers alike and are developed by committed men and women who share a vision for passionate books, French and foreign novels with a taste for beautiful stories, full-bodied and powerful characters, and the beauty of language. Their titles are marked by energy, desire, pleasure, experience sharing, and an impulse towards the world. Join us, you are here at home.
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Rhapsody of the Overlooked Influenced by Zola’s L’Assommoir, which describes daily life in that working-class neighborhood during his era, Sofia Aouine portrays the life of Abad, a mischievous, turbulent 13-year-old boy. Like Antoine Doinel in Truffaut’s 400 Blows, Abad dreams of a brighter future. But in that urban jungle, his aspirations soon turn into lost illusions. Yet escape routes from his suffocating life do appear, and one of them is the discovery of desire and sexuality. With this debut novel, a grandiose storyteller is revealed.
Orig. Title: Rhapsodie des oubliés Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: EDLM 320 pp. | August 2019 Territory: World excl. French
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Sofia Aouine Born in 1978, Sofia Aouine is selftaught. A radio journalist and documentarian, Rhapsody of the Overlooked (Rhapsodie des oubliés) is her first novel.
FICTIONALIZED BIOGRAPHY
Mozart’s Formidable Widow 1791: Wolfgang Mozart dies at age 34. Overwhelmed by grief – as well as by debt – Constanze Mozart pulls herself together and decides to defend her late husband’s work for posterity.
Orig. Title: La redoutable veuve Mozart Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: EDLM 352 pp. | September 2019 Territory: World excl. French # OF COPIES SO LD 8,000+ AWAR DS Prix Grands Destins du Parisien 2019 (finalist)
She proves herself to have an iron will; nothing will stop her quest for recognition and wealth. During the 51 years that
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Constanze outlived the composer, she invented the intellectual
Isabelle Duquesnoy is an art restorer and a writer. She divides her time between Lower Normandy and Corsica. She is the author of The Embalmer (L’Embaumeur, La Martinière, 2017) and Confessions de Constance Mozart (Points, 2005).
property system, founded a festival devoted to Mozart’s music, commissioned monuments to her late husband, and brought his music back into fashion. A portrait of a stunningly modern, larger-than-life heroine. NOVEL
Birth and Death of the Housewife Paola Masino’s most controversial novel that provoked Fascist censorship for its critical portrayal of marriage and motherhood.
Orig. Title: La Massaia Orig. Language: Italian Orig. Publisher: EDLM 256 pp. | August 2018 Territory: World excl. French & English English & French translations available R IGH TS SOL D World English, Italy, Spain, Brazil
Subject to Fascist censorship before its first publication in 1945, Birth and Death of the Housewife offers a surrealist criticism of Fascism and the rigid notion of womanhood it promoted. In her depiction of a woman’s struggle to play a role that simply does not correspond to her desires, Masino expresses a frustration and a rebellious instinct rarely found among her contemporaries.
Paola Masino A complex intellectual and a remarkable figure in twentiethcentury literary and artistic circles, Paola Masino (1908–1989) wrote novels, short stories, poems, librettos, and worked as a translator and as a journalist.
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The Day I Truly Loved Myself
Orig. Title: Le jour où je me suis aimé pour de vrai Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: EDLM 256 pp. | May 2017 Territory: World excl. French
An enchanting psychological fairy tale. Obsessed with brain
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cancer, Maryse clings to her identity as an eminent pediatric neurologist, desperately seeking recognition. But Charlot, her atypical son, forces her to ask herself awkward questions, backing her into a corner. Charlot, 9, is confronted with surprising philosophical and existential questions: what meaning does life have when you have a fatal disease? How can we resist intimidation, stupidity, fear of the other? And above all: what is the ego, that thing that seems to make everyone suffer so?
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Serge Marquis A specialist in community health as well as a consultant on mental health in the workplace, Dr. Serge Marquis is a popular international speaker both at conferences and in the media.
PERS. DEVELOPMENT | NATURE
A Short Philosophy of Birds Twenty-two short lessons from the secret lives of birds on living harmoniously and reconnecting with nature. This charming volume on bird behavior invites us to take a step back from our busy lives and to listen to the tiny philosophers of the sky. From the delicate sparrow to the majestic eagle, birds are among the most fascinating species on earth, and there is much to be learned from these paragons of beauty and grace
Orig. Title: Petite philosophie des oiseaux Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: EDLM 160 pp. | September 2018 Territory: World excl. French English translation available R IGH TS SOL D 15 territories
Philippe Dubois & Elise Rousseau Philippe J. Dubois is an ornithologist and writer.
that can be applied to our lives.
Elise Rousseau is a journalist and has written about nature and animals.
First They Erased Our Name
Orig. Title: D’abord ils ont effacé notre nom. Un Rohingya témoigne Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: EDLM 240 pp. | March 2018 Territory: World excl. French English translation available
PERSONAL ACCOUNT
A Rohingya Speaks Up Habiburahman is a Rohingya, a member of this ethnic group
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that has suffered exclusion from the eight so-called ‘national’ ethnic races by the Burmese authorities since 1982. In this book, Habiburahman describes the violence he endured since childhood. Now, granted political asylum in Australia, he is fighting to speak out against the ethnic cleansing the Rohingya people have endured for decades.
Habiburahman & Sophie Ansel Habiburahman, Rohingya, lives and works as an interpreter and social worker in Melbourne. Sophie Ansel is a journalist, author and director. She lived in Asia for several years.
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Founded in March 2017 with the publication of L’Impérial Socialiste by Didier Van Cauwelaert a.k.a Louis Badinguet, Massot Éditions is a generalist publishing house that accompany evolutions in society, whether practical, scientific, or spiritual, and provides the tools to participate in this change. Massot Éditions is directed by Florent Massot, independent editor for 35 years and discoverer of numerous authors in France. With this new house, he is continuing his lifelong commitment to publishing works that open breaches and build bridges to help everyone get through the world’s crises. He also always aimed to create a space where upand-coming generations of writers can express themselves. The publishing house intends to publish 20 to 30 titles per year in a variety of novels, essays, and comic strips. The catalogue is multi-facetted, as is current social change. That’s why you will find a range of options from calls to action – like the Dalai Lama’s A Call for Revolution, The Crazy Toad Manifesto, and How We’re Going to Save the World for Climate Justice – to militant-feminist comics and graphic novels, like the Another Look on... series by the blogger Emma, and Zainab Fasiki’s Hshouma, as well as disturbing texts like Juan Branco’s Crepuscule, co-published with Le Diable Vauvert. But Massot Editions’ books also accompany our inner evolutions, like Malory Malmasson’s Soul Dating, and explore the invisible world: An Alchemist Speaks by Patrick Burensteinas and Go You Know Not Where by Laurence de La Baume. Extraordinary reading experiences are also proposed, from a metaphysical novel (Pascal Bacqué’s two volumes) to a deep-learning textbook, which was translated into French by A.I. These texts will make people think, shake them up, and inspire them.
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Another Look Vols. 1-4 A Bunch of Stuff to See Things Differently By the author-illustrator of The Mental Load. A motley bunch of stories on feminism, politics and sexuality, Emma is a new blogger attacking stereotypes on a wide range of issues. Countering cliché, she shares her experience as a new mom through a series of anecdotes that are anything but candy-coated. With accuracy and dedication, she takes another look at subjects like the sacrosanct maternal instinct, the baby blues, the story of the clitoris and the story of US cover (Seven Stories Press)
refugees, and questions truths that might seem fixed. Emma’s stories are as funny as they are touching and informative.
Orig. Title: Un autre regard Orig. Publisher: Masot Editions 112 pp. | 2017-2019 Territory: World excl. French & Korean English translation available
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Emma Acclaimed by all media outlets, Emma posts her own comic strips on her blog. Her subjects include politics, feminism, work, social issues and more.
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A Different Take on the Climate Based on a range of scientific studies, this introduction to climate change in a comic book makes it easier to grasp the mechanisms at work, as well as possible evolutions in the decades to come. The book’s purpose is also to show that solutions exist, and that, we can all contribute to them, each of
Orig. Title: Un autre regard sur le climat Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions Author: Emma 96 pp. | May 2019 Territory: World excl. French & Korean R IGH TS SOL D Korea, Italy, Germany # OF COPIES SO LD 15,000+
us in our own way. With clear drawings, content that addresses concerns many of us share, and a straightforward message, this book is the epitome of what makes Emma’s comic books so successful. ILLUSTRATED NF | SOCIETY
Hshuma Women’s Bodies and Sexuality in Morocco Hshuma means “shame” in Moroccan dialect. Both an artistic achievement and an educational initiative, this graphic novel’s goal is to chip away at the taboos around gender, sexual education,
Orig. Title: Hshouma Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 128 pp. | September 2019 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Italy, Galicia # OF COPIES SO LD 5,000+
and violence against women. The women drawn by Zainab Fasiki can be provocative femmes fatales, and even quite sarcastic. The drawings are, therefore, a way of celebrating women’s bodies and beaty, and upsetting one of the pillars of patriarchal society – both in Morocco and in the western world. In addition to its visual beauty, Hshuma is an important book by an activist fighting for women’s liberation in the Arab world.
Zainab Fasiki As an activist artist fighting for women’s rights and individual freedoms, Zainab Fasiki runs comicstrip workshops at universities and non-profits, both in Morocco and elsewhere.
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PERS. DEVELOPMENT | SPIRITUALITY
An Alchemist Speaks Are there still alchemists in the modern world? Very rare, there are only around ten in a century. Patrick Burensteinas is one of them, but he does not correspond to the classic image of a bearded old man dressed in a violet cape. Trained as a scientist, he has spent years carrying out operative alchemy experiments in his laboratory. First to prove to himself that alchemy doesn’t work, and then because it did. The impossible became possible. While our society is exploring spirituality from all over the world, this book explores a way to reconnect with a form of spirituality that has been practiced in France for centuries.
Orig. Title: Un Alchimiste raconte Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 320 pp. | May 2017 Territory: World excl. French
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Patrick Burensteinas Patrick Burensteinas is the author of several successful books on the subject and took part in the documentary series The Alchemy Journey – On the Trail of the Philosopher’s Stone, by Georges Combe.
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
The King of the Mountain After the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, here is the story of the King of the Mountain, as told in the oral tradition and transcribed
Orig. Title:Le Roi de la montagne Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 240 pp. | January 2019 Territory: World excl. French English translation available R IGH TS SOL D World English
in its entirety for the first time, by Martine Le Coz. She based her work on stories, paintings and drawings she collected in northern India, near the Indo-Nepalese border. The heart of this tale was transmitted to her directly by a family from the dalit (‘oppressed’) community of Dusadh, with whom she has established a strong relationship based on trust and sharing.
Martine Le Coz Martine Le Coz is a novelist (2001 Renaudot Prize for Céleste, Ed. du Rocher) and illustrator. Since 2012, she has been committed to working with artists in northern India, to whom she has devoted several books.
ECOLOGY
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How We’re Going to Save the World
Orig. Title: Comment nous allons sauver le monde Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Massot Editions 32 pp. | March 2019 English translation available
Manifesto for Climate Justice
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Why do we need to change the system? How can we work together to achieve that? Can this model be reproduced by other grass-roots
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movements? How do we create a “we” composed of resistance and vigilance in order to incriminate any power structure or institution
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that is an accomplice to global warming?
Notre affaire à tous (Everybody’s Business) is a non-profit organization formed in the summer of 2015. Rooted in the struggle to preserve nature, the organization works to establish climate justice.
Based on a large number of scientific studies, this manifesto assesses the state of our planet and points out the necessity for global mobilization.
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Created in 2009, Editions de l’Opportun publish 60 non-fiction titles per year. The main subjects covered in our books are history, humor, health, pets and personal development. With this wide range of topics, the motto of Editions de l’Opportun is: discover, laugh and surprise!
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POP PHILOSOPHY
Indifference The wisdom of the benevolent We are living in a world that has accepted almost all forms of human feeling, as selfish as they are: lure of profit, greed,
Orig. Title: L’indifférence. La sagesse des bienveillants Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Jean-François Bossy 208 pp. | February 2020 Territory: World excl. French
anger, desire for revenge, etc. Among all these feelings, there is one that we almost never talk about: indifference. A feeling associated with individualism which is most often condemned in our societies. Indifference seems nevertheless to be a condition of our survival in order to protect ourselves from the perpetual enticements of modern society. What if you could learn the art of “do not care” in order to live better and be happier? POP PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy The most wonderful stories A fun way to approach philosophy. Plato’s cave, Diogenes’ barrel or Pascal’s lotto… What is
Orig. Title: Philosophie. Les plus belles histoires Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun/L’Étudiant Author: Olivier Dhilly 272 pp. | February 2020 Territory: World excl. French
philosophy without these tales imagined by the greatest thinkers in history? Olivier Dhilly is a Professor of philosophy. He brings together the most famous stories that gave birth to the great(est?) philosophical concepts. With a clear analysis and explanations, Olivier Dhilly opens the door to philosophers and their wisdom.
MYTHOLOGY | POP CULTURE
Myths & Symbols Hidden in Our Favourite Series
Orig. Title: Mythes & symboles cachés dans nos séries préférées Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Christian Doumergue 370 pp. | February 2020 Territory: World excl. French
The scriptwriters of our favorite series love to hide details in their work. Christian Doumergue searched for these little hidden treasures whilst leafing through a scene. On this book’s menu are the biggest series broadcast worldwide: Walking Dead, Lost, Buffy, True Detective, X Files, GOT... Over the pages, we are amazed by the large references slipped in by the authors of these popular series: religious, symbolic, mythological... the winks are plentiful!
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HUMOR | HEALTH
All About that Ass The asshole is a main topic of Isabelle Simon. This essay, with a provocative title, provides information about the anus and all its meanings.
Orig. Title: Traité du Trou du Cul Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Isabelle Simon 200 pp. | October 2020 Territory: World excl. French
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Anatomically, of course, but also geographically, socially, historically, linguistically, sexually, spiritually… An encyclopedia like no others on an unmissable topic!
MYTHOLOGY | POP PSYCHOLOGY
Freud Among the Greeks! Psychoanalysis explained by Greek myths Mythology and psychoanalysis will soon have no secrets left! Oedipus, Icarus, Narcissus or Aphrodite... Many characters from Greek mythology have been appropriated by psychoanalysts,
Orig. Title: Freud chez les Grecs. La psychanalyse expliquée par la mythologie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Pierre Varrod 256 pp. | January 2020 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D China
including, in the front row, Sigmund Freud. Here, Pierre Varrod does it the other way round by shedding light on Freudian concepts through Greek myths. A simple way for the reader to easily grasp psychoanalysis theories. HUMOR | PERSONAL ACCOUNT
My Sincere Condolences Based on my extensive experience as an undertaker, I wanted to share some small things that went wrong along with great moments of some of the burials I’ve witnessed. Funerals are intense, solemn and unique moments... But the last tribute to a loved one can sometimes go down in history! Between laughter and tears, the author opens the doors of a career choice that
Orig. Title: Mes sincères condoléances Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Guillaume Bailly 576 pp. | 2018 Shorter version of 336 pp. available Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Romania, Czech Republic, Poland # OF COPIES SO LD 70,000+
generally prefers to keep secrets. This book, based 100% on reallife experiences, allows you to gently discover these unimaginable stories with unlikely scenarios... And yet, everything is true!
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HISTORY
History Takes the Train The perfect book for history and train fans. Since the invention of the railroad, in the nineteenth century,
Orig. Title: L’Histoire prend le train Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Sophie Dubois-Collet 204 pp. | October 2019 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Italy
many historical facts and anecdotes have happened in trains... Gandhi, Napoléon III, Pie IX, Hitler, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill or Barack Obama have written History on trains all over the world. Hop aboard the most beautiful trains in the world with Sophie Dubois-Collet and relive 40 incredible stories that will make you smile and sometimes shudder.
MYTHOLOGY | POP CULTURE
Mythology according to Game of Thrones
Orig. Title: La mythologie selon Game of Thrones Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Gwendal Fossois 160 pp. | April 2019 Territory: World excl. French
Gwendal Fossois is a GoT fan and a lover of mythology, and
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has combined his two passions in a book, where he studies the mythology of the Seven Kingdoms in great detail. Lovers of the series will enjoy reading about the world-building, the characters,
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and the hidden symbols of this literary universe, which owes a great deal to mythology. The work of Gwendal Fossois will allow you to better understand and decipher the mythological intricacies of George R. R. Martin’s work.
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PERS. DEVELOPMENT | PHILOSOPHY
Philotherapy Free Yourself With Philosophy A philotherapist answers to the most anxiety-provoking questions of daily life by relying on the thoughts of the
Orig. Title: Philothérapie : Libérezvous par la philosophie Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Nathanaël Masselot 200 pp. | November 2019 Territory: World excl. French
greatest philosophers. This guide book contains many transcribed consultations. Nathanaël Masselot broaches key concepts of everyday life: friendship, love, loyalty, death, separation, success, happiness ... The greatest philosophers become life coaches! Nathanaël Masselot is a researcher and teacher in philosophy.
POP CULTURE
350 Things to Know About Star Wars On the occasion of the next Star Wars episode, Chris Pavone
Orig. Title: Star Wars : 350 anecdotes Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Chris Pavone 352 pp. | November 2019 Territory: World excl. French
shares 350 anecdotes for all fans of the Saga. Secrets about the film shooting, allusions placed in the movies, anecdotes about the actors or the directors, interesting information about the making of and the sound effects, unusual origins of the names of the characters ... You will learn everything about all 8 major episodes already on screen and about both the Solo and Rogue One spin-offs.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Be a Jedi & Survive at Work Master Yoda is the wisest and the most powerful. Yoda knows that we do not share his daily life: we get out of bed every morning, we take a hot coffee too fast and we go to work
Orig. Title: Soyez un Jedi ! Survivre au bureau mode d’emplo Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions de l’Opportun Author: Gwendal Fossois 176 pp. | January 2020 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Slovakia
very quickly. But Yoda teaches us that the forces of evil multiply and take new forms today: a hysterical boss, an unbearable professional task, co-worker without humor, etc. Yoda and other Star Wars characters will give you their tips in order to get rid of these professional demons. To be more zen thanks to Darth Vader, and to manage a team with the help of Palpatine…
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In the 21st century, this is a major challenge for the human sciences: to bring together the pieces of the puzzle into a coherent whole, to put the pieces of knowledge back together, to regain the momentum of the founders while drawing on the rich material of accumulated knowledge and being guided by the problems and questions of today. Éditions Sciences Humaines offers readers a state of knowledge in the different disciplines that make up the “human sciences” - psychology, communication, philosophy, sociology, history, anthropology, ethnology, education and training, political science, as well as on the various related themes: organizations, the brain, religion, the individual, adolescence, power... Éditions Sciences Humaines is aimed at all those (students, trainers, teachers, decisionmakers, amateurs and the curious) who wish to understand and know the contemporary world and the people who shape it, through demanding and rigorous works but always guided by the concern to spare the pleasure of reading and discovery.
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The New World History A map, a chapter dedicated to a particular theme followed by a world chronology, all embellished with illustrations
In the 19th century, the West wrote a world history in which it played the leading role. Today, the East is regaining the importance it once had, and the world is once again becoming multipolar; Orig. Title: La Nouvelle Histoire du Monde Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 220 pp. | November 2019 Territory: World excl. French
a global warming is underway... These events have a long history, made up of environmental,
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light on the past, the matrix of our present. To do this, the focus is on different scales. We will
Laurent Testot Laurent Testot is a journalist, trainer and lecturer (www.histoiremondiale.com). He has, among other things, directed Global History. Another Look at the World (Éditions Sciences Humaines, 2015) and is the author of Cataclysms. An Environmental History of Humanity (Payot, 2017, paperback 2018, winner of the Léon de Rosen Prize of the Académie française 2018, more than 5000 copies sold) and Homo canis. A History of Dogs and Humanity (Payot, 2018).
technological, religious, societal, demographic and political connections.
Global history is a new field of research that connects these dimensions through transdisciplinarity.
navigate from the biographical level, when a human life testifies to underground processes that would otherwise go unnoticed, to an overview, in order to identify ongoing processes over long distances and durations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
What Are You Running After? The running boom is a global phenomenon: today, millions of us run all over the world. But why are we all running? What are the fundamental motivations that guide our behaviour? The simplest questions are sometimes the most daunting. In this new essay, Jean-François Dortier explores this social phenomenon - the running boom - to offer a global reflection on human nature. With the aim of not holding the readers hostage and engaging them in an open dialogue on a fundamental question in the human sciences: What is a human being? And what makes them run?
Orig. Title: Après quoi tu cours ? Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editinos Sciences Humaines 184 pp. | September 2016 Territory: World excl. French
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Jean-François Dortier Jean-François Dortier is the founder and director of the magazine Sciences Humaines. He is the author of Humans, Instructions for Use (2009), Human this Strange Animal (2012). He has edited the Dictionary of Human Sciences (2004, pocket edition 2008) and the Dictionary of Social Sciences (2013), all published by Editions Sciences Humaines.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Human Being, This Strange Animal The Origins of Language, Culture and Thought
Orig. Title:L’Homme, cet étrange animal Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 368 pp. | July 2012 Territory: World excl. French R IGH TS SOL D Japan, Lithuania
A strange animal appeared on earth two million years ago. He began to speak, make tools, produce works of art, bury his deads and invent gods. How can we explain the emergence of these new behaviors? Is there a hidden relationship between them? Research on animal cultures, the emergence of language, the evolution of the brain, the origins of art and religion constantly renews the question of “man’s own”. PHILOSOPHY
From Socrates to Foucault
Orig. Title: De Socrate à Foucault Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Editions Sciences Humaines 187 pp. | September 2018 Territory: World excl. French
Philosophers on the Test Bench To understand the philosophical enterprise, its nature and ambitions, we will conduct the survey; a survey of some fifteen leading figures in philosophy, from Socrates to Michel Foucault. In this book, Jean François Dortier uses his talents as a popularizer and his critical spirit to reveal fifteen sacred monsters of Western philosophy in a new light, with the common thread of this simple question: do philosophers really make us more intelligent?
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Hollands Diep is devoted to publishing the best of Dutch and international literary fiction and non-fiction, focusing on areas such as literature, history, politics, current affairs, culture and art. The list includes works by authors such as Max Hastings, Ocean Vuong, Bill Gates, Barack & Michelle Obama and Brit Bennett.
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LITERARY FICTION
Lighter Than I Moving, historical novel about desire and identity in the Dutch East Indies of the late nineteenth century. Yokya, Java, 1850. Isah is the daughter of the sultan’s tailor. Her life and position in the strongly hierarchical culture of colonial Java seem to be predetermined. However, Isah possesses an extraordinary determination
Orig. Title: Lichter dan ik Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Hollands Diep 272 pp. | September 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available # COPIES SOL D 52,000+ AWAR DS Dutch Booksellers Prize Hebban Debut Prize (shortlisted) Libris Literature Prize (shortlisted)
and a willful character. She takes control of her destiny and escapes her arranged marriage by starting an affair with a ‘Belanda’, a Dutchman stationed on Java. But what does she have to sacrifice to provide her two daughters of mixed blood with a life better than her own?
PRESS & QUOTES A powerful testament of a changing world and a strong-minded
Dido Michielsen Dido Michielsen is a journalist and writer. She wrote among others Dochters van ver, Lisa & Lin: Vijf weken terug in China and De redding van de familie Van Cleeff. Her fiction debut Lighter than I is based on the life of her greatgrandmother.
woman trying to find her own place in that world. —O PZIJ
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The Waffle Factory A powerful and highly original novel about leading and being misled. The workers at the waffle factory have been living to the rhythm of their waffle machines for years. Until one day Arka Narovski appears, a tall and charismatic ex-soldier. Not long after his
Orig. Title: De wafelfabriek Orig. Publisher: Hollands Diep Orig. Language: Dutch 176 pp. | September 2017 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample, German & Japanese translations available R IGH TS SOL D Czech Republic AWAR DS Bookspot Literatuurprijs (longlisted)
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against whom or what exactly, and why? The Waffle Factory is a timeless novel about how easy it is to mislead the masses, but also about the desire to be misled.
Roman Helinski PRESS & QUOTES The Waffle Factory is about the world of today. About people like Wilders and Trump who use smart rhetoric to ignite dormant dissatisfaction and create new dissatisfaction. Moreover, because of
Roman Helinski has written stories and articles for various literary journals. His novel Bloemkool uit Tsjernobyl was selected for the anthology Dutch Literature of the 21st Century as one of the most important debuts since 2000.
its parable format, the book has a timeless character. —NR C
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Meulenhoff Boekerij publishes both commercial and literary titles. We publish upmarket and genre books and have married the marketing sales power of a commercial fiction publisher to the quality controls and good taste of a literary house. We have published many titles that sold over 100,000 copies, no mean feat in a language area of 20 million. Meulenhoff has a great tradition in publishing translated literature from all over the world. Our list features more Nobel Prize laureates than any other Dutch publisher. Boekerij is especially strong in quality commercial fiction and is the market leader in translated fiction. The women’s fiction and thriller list features international bestselling authors.
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A Little Surprise The much-awaited prequel to Hendrik’s best-selling secret diaries! Hendrik Groen and Evert Duiker, faithful friends in good and bad times, are well over seventy and their lives have quieted down. They see each other once a week to play chess, have a
Orig. Title: Een kleine verrassing Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff 288 pp. | June 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English translation available R IGH TS SOL D Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland Estonia, Germany, North America, Italy
drink and grab a bite to eat. Meanwhile, they reflect on life.
Hendrik Groen But one day, peace is crudely disturbed when Evert shows up on Hendrik’s doorstep with a surprise in the form of an unexpected little guest. He spotted a pram with a baby in it – unattended for just a minute – and, in a momentary lapse of reason, decided to take it for a walk. Hilarious, right? Not according to Hendrik, who can barely believe his friend’s stupidity. The friends turn out to be quite competent babysitters, as they desperately try to get the little one back with its parents without being noticed. But getting rid of their accidental foster child turns out to be more difficult than expected…
Hendrik Groen published his first diary in 2014. The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 831/4 Years Old was an enormous success: there is an actual Hendrik Groen fan club, foreign rights were sold to more than 36 countries, a television series was produced, it was adapted into a play by Bos Theater Productions and it received the NS Public Prize 2016. His second diary, On the Bright Side, has been a bestseller since its publication. His diaries have sold over 700k copies in the Netherlands and Flanders. His novel Live and Let Live was published in June 2018. Hendrik Groen is a pseudonym.
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Live and Let Live A new, standalone novel filled to the brim with Hendrik Groen’s trademark wit and sharp powers of observation. A faced-paced story that is both thought-provoking and hilariously
Orig. Title: Leven en laten leven Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff Author: Hendrik Groen 288 pp. | June 2018 Territory: World excl. Dutch R IGH TS SOL D Estonia, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Russia
funny. Fans of the diaries will most definitely recognize Hendrik’s fresh, down-to earth style and mild sense of self-mockery.
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Arthur Ophof had imagined his life differently. Instead of making spectacular trips to far off places, he spends hours stuck in traffic. His jaded, childless marriage and car-free, family-friendly neighbourhood aren’t particularly exciting or impressive. Friday afternoons with his three best friends are the highlight of his week. And he’s approaching 50, so time is running out. When his employer ‘regrets to have to let him go’ and Arthur manages to get a good severance pay out of it, he discovers an unexpected chance at an entirely new life…
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DEBUT NOVEL
Without an Audience The debut novel of scriptwriter and former actress Marjolein Beumer, who is also the writer of famous movies in the Netherlands.
Orig. Title: Zonder publiek Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff 288 pp. | September 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available
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A moving novel about the fallibility of life, the power of imagination and the bond between mothers and daughters. A story about the beautiful and challenging aspects of being a mother. About the fallibility of life, the power of imagination and the fear of not being good enough. But above all, it’s a compassionate and moving novel about family and the
Marjolein Beumer Marjolein Beumer (1966) started her career as an actress, after which she became a successful scriptwriter.
vulnerability of love. NOVEL
The Best for Everyone Stella is a clever, lively, sharp-witted young woman, but she also suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and, despite many years of therapy, she can’t seem to leave her past behind. At twenty-seven, she turns to Ender, an organisation that would help her obtain deadly drugs. There, she meets Milou, a young filmmaker who wants to make a documentary about Stella’s decision to end her life. In the weeks leading up to Stella’s planned suicide, Milou encourages her to tell her story. As Stella’s past unfolds into a more and more complicated reality, Milou comes in contact with Stella’s former psychiatrist, who is determined to prevent her death at the last minute.
Orig. Title: Het beste voor iedereen Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff Orig. Language: Dutch 352 pp. | January 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available
Erik Rozing Erik Rozing studied Medicine at Maastricht University and specialized in psychiatry at Leiden University. He currently lives and works in Amsterdam. As a psychiatrist, his focus is on patients with psychosis and trauma. The Psychiatrist and the Girl was his highly acclaimed debut novel, of which 15.000 copies were sold in the Netherlands and Flanders.
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Kaf A sparkling novel dealing with love, loss, regret and the longing for another life. Kaf is a thirty-two-year-old English teacher
Orig. Title: Kaf Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff 208 pp. | April 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available
who is afraid of flying. Together with his best friend and best man he embarks on a road trip to Tuscany where he will marry in the family home of his fiancée. But when Kaf is delayed and time until the ceremony starts to run out, he is struck with doubt. He thinks about his grandfather, who sailed across the world and started a new life in Japan. He wonders: could I be someone else too? Kaf is like an arrow pointing towards marriage, but at the same time opening up like a fan and revealing alternative futures and the different shapes our innermost desires can take.
Joep Stapel Joep Stapel writes about classical music for NRC Handelsblad and is a literary critic for weblog Tzum. He also works as editor for the literary magazine dodo/nododo and De Gids recently published one of his short stories.
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BIOGRAPHY
Joan and Margaret Countesses of Flanders and Princesses of Constantinople Matriarchs of a new dynasty. Essential figures in medieval history. Meet Joan and Margaret: Countesses. Princesses.
Orig. Title: Johanna en Margaretha Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff 400 pp. | Nov 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch # COPIES SOL D +35.000+ copies of Thera Coppens’ books sold in The Netherlands and Flanders
Sisters. In this riveting new biography, Thera Coppens travels back to the thirteenth century, and lets us share in the lives of two awe-inspiring sisters in charge of powerful lands. Joan and Margaret makes the Middle Ages come alive in a visual, resplendent manner. An unmissable dive into the tumultuous history of the Low Countries.
Thera Coppens Thera Coppens (1947) is the author of various historical books and writes for various newspapers and magazines including NRC Handelsblad, Museumtijdschrift and Nouveau.
HISTORY | INVEST. JOURNALISM
Hitler’s Horses The Incredible True Story of the Detective who Infiltrated the Nazi Underworld When detective Arthur Brand is summoned to a meeting with one of the most dangerous men in the art world, he learns that a clue has emerged that could solve one of the Second World War’s unexplained mysteries: what really happened to the
Orig. Title: De paarden van Hitler Orig. Publisher: Boekerij Orig. Language: Dutch 288 pp. | March 2019 English translation available R IGH TS SOL D France, UK & BC, Hungary, Spanish (Latin America only), Korea, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Japan # COPIES SOL D 7,000+
Striding Horses, Hitler’s favourite statue, which disappeared during the bombing of Berlin. With a plot worthy of John Le Carré, Hitler’s Horses is a thrilling retelling of one of history’s most extraordinary heists.
Arthur Brand Arthur Brand studied Spanish and History before specialising in Art and Antiquities. Nowadays, he is the Netherlands’ most prominent art detective.
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Sam Goudsmit The Hunt for Hitler’s Atom Bomb The remarkable story of Sam Goudsmit, the Dutch-American physicist who discovered the phenomenon of electron, traced Hitler’s atomic bomb and came up with the best scientific magazine
Orig. Title: Sam Goudsmit. De jacht op de atoombom van Hitler Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Meulenhoff 288 pp. | October 2016 Territory: World excl. Dutch English translation available R IGH TS SOL D World English
in the world. In World War II, Goudsmit led the American search for Hitler’s atomic bomb on the European front. This story, about brilliant science, heroic courage, tragedy and leadership, needs to be told to a larger audience. Van Calmthout worked closely with Goudsmit’s family in the US, who was eager to collaborate on Goudsmit’s first biography.
Martijn van Calmthout Martijn van Calmthout was science editor and commentator for Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant. Today he works at the National Institute for Subatomic Physics.
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HISTORICAL FICTION
The Conductor The engrossing life story of Antonia Brico, the world’s first successful female conductor. A captivating tale of ambition, love and courage, set in early 20th century New York, Berlin and Amsterdam. Willy Wolters has a dream: to become a world-renowned orchestra conductor. During her journey she knocks tirelessly on the doors of the great musicians. Karl Muck, the legendary conductor in Berlin, tears up her letter of recommendation in front of her eyes. Ultimately, Antonia sees only one way: an orchestra only with women, conducted by herself. With the opening concert it is clear: it will free Antonia - and change the music world forever.
Orig. Title: De Dirigent Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Boekerij 256 pp. | Oct 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample & German translation available
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Maria Peters Maria Peters (1958) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter. She created several highest-grossing films. After filming The Conductor, the story of Antonia Brico continued to fascinate her, which led her to turn her screenplay into a novel.
HISTORICAL THRILLER
Fatal Blow Driven by a thirst for adventure Eden Lumas enlists as a volunteer for the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. After the war Eden Lumas escapes to South America, but his past catches up with him. Knowing that he cannot stay in Europe, Lumas manages to escape to South America where Perón’s Argentina proves a safe haven for Nazi refugees. Here he meets Sophie Denrée and hopes to build a new life with her. But his past catches up with him and Lumas becomes involved in a struggle between fleeing Nazis and surviving Jewish avengers.
Orig. Title: Genadeschot Orig. Publisher: Boekerij Orig. Language: Dutch 368 pp. | November 2018 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available U N DER OPTION Germany “10 Books from Holland” brochure Spring 2019
Felix Weber Felix Weber is the pen-name of an award-winning thriller author. His historical thrillers are based on true events that Weber researches meticulously before putting the stories to paper.
HISTORICAL THRILLER
Dust to Dust Resistance fighter Siem Coburg leads a bitter and reclusive life after WWII has come to an end. In 1949, a farmer who saved his life during the war came to see him. The disabled grandson of the farmer has died under suspicious circumstances in a home for mentally and physically disabled children: Coburg sets up an
Orig. Title: Tot Stof Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Boekerij 352 pp. | October 2016 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample & German translation available R IGH TS SOL D Germany
investigation to repay his debt.
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another has died an unnatural death. His discovery causes both the clergymen and the villagers to turn against the outsider.
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Van Oorschot is Holland’s oldest surviving independent publisher. Ever since its foundation in 1945, by the legendary publisher G.A. van Oorschot, it has been building a list of the most renowned and respected Dutch literary authors, such as A. Alberts, M. Vasalis, Rutger Kopland, W.F. Hermans, Gerard Reve, and J.J. Voskuil. Over recent years the company, still proudly independent, has been publishing a new generation of talented writers like Nico Dros, Ester Naomi Perquin, Miek Zwamborn, Otto de Kat, Stephan Enter, Marijke Schermer, Gilles van der Loo, Martin Michael Driessen, Maria Barnas, Nicolien Mizee, Erik Lindner, Sander Kollaard, all of which were published to great acclaim.
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LITERARY FICTION
A Day in the Life of a Dog
Orig. Title: Uit het leven van een hond Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Van Oorschot 192 pp. | February 2019 English sample available
A Day in the Life of a Dog takes place on a seemingly ordinary
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Saturday. Henk van Doorn, 56, ICU nurse, single, wakes up, has breakfast, walks the dog, goes to the supermarket. This day however will turn out to be anything but ordinary: Henk finds out his dog is ill. The animal will die, not today, nor tomorrow, but soon. A train of existential thoughts is set in motion: time only has one direction; we are vulnerable beings; and we live in elementary loneliness, no matter how much love we find. Henk is able to transform the acute sense of mortality into a powerful carpe diem.
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Sander Kollaard Sander Kollaard lives and works in Sweden. His novel Stage IV (2015) was chosen as Book of the Month in Holland’s most influential tv show.
LITERARY FICTION
Love, If You Say So Love, If You Say So tells about the many manifestations of love: adolescent romanticism, lust, ‘till death do us part’, or the intense, fleeting moment. It’s a highly modern story about an eternal subject. A woman leaves her children and her marriage of twenty years. Her husband takes care of their two daughters, who are falling in love for the first time.
Orig. Title: Liefde, als dat het is Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Van Oorschot 208 pp. | June 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available R IGH TS SOL D Germany, World English # COPIES SOL D 15,000+
These four people start to question their identity outside the nuclear family. What remains of a disintegrated home, and
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what changes? What is freedom?
Marijke Schermer (1975) is a playwright and a novelist. Her second novel, Debris (2016), was translated in Danish, German and Spanish.
Marijke Schermer skilfully shows how these four characters develop: by shifting perspective her novel is a kaleidoscopic portrait of a separation. LITERARY FICTION
Pastoral
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Stephan Enter Pastorale
Pastoral is about reinterpreting youth and losing faith. The siblings Oscar and Louise grew up on a dilapidated estate near a village that is divided in two parts: a strictly religious, Dutch reformed part and a Moluccan part, consisting of former soldiers
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Orig. Title: Pastorale Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Van Oorschot 288 pp. | November 2019 Territory: World excl. Dutch English sample available # COPIES SOL D 20,000+ “10 Books from Holland” brochure Spring 2020
Stephan Enter Grip was Enter’s breakthrough novel (50,000+ copies sold). It received universal praise and won the Golden BookOwl Award, the C.C.S. Crone Prize and the F. Bordewijk-Award.
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Individual Authors French Jeanne Damas, Lauren Bastide Dutch Thijs Launspach
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LIFESTYLE | FASHION | GIFT BOOK
In Paris Witty, elegant, and modern, In Paris is a must-have for anyone who loves fashion, Paris, and the ever-chic Parisiennes. With its hardcover and its luxurious paper, it’s also the perfect coffee table book to gift or keep for yourself. It Girl with more than a half million followers, Jeanne Damas is the epitome of the Parisienne. From Vogue to Marie Claire to Elle, and from Paris to New York to Asia, journalists keep asking her what makes her The French Cool Girl. She always answers that she’s just one Parisienne among many and that there are as many Parisiennes as women living in Paris. That is the starting point of this book: not to dissect the myth Orig. Title: À Paris Orig. Language: French Orig. Publisher: Grasset 232 pp. | October 2017 Territory: World excl. French M AT ERI A L AVA I L A B LE French MS English translation RIG H T S S O LD World English, Spain, Korea, Vietnam, China, Russia, Germany, Japan N UM BE R O F CO P I E S S O LD 30,000+
of La Parisienne for the hundredth time, who is as real as they come, but to portray 20 real and different Parisiennes, who, each in their own manner, embody the elegance, casualness, and spirit of the legendary Parisian woman. They are booksellers, singers, writers, activists, and antique dealers. They are aged 14 to 70 years old. They live in small studios, spacious apartments, and péniches. They invite us into their homes to tell us about their lives, their love of Paris, and what being a Parisian means to them. Written with grace and talent, each portrait is illustrated with 5 to 6 beautiful pictures and is followed by funny appendices, all illustrated, in which Jeanne and Lauren give us their addresses, tips, and their eye on the French art de vivre.
Includes full color photos taken by Jeanne Damas, rights have been cleared
PRESS & QUOTES Jeanne Damas is the epitome of It Girl. —G Q M AG AZ IN E
Jeanne Damas with Lauren Bastide Parisian socialite, fashion icon, and actress, Jeanne Damas is also the founder of the Parisian-inspired apparel line Rouje and the new face of the French Girl in the fashion industry. She starred in Guillaume Canet’s last movie and entered the very prestigious Forbes “30 under 30” list, thanks to the success of her brand. With more than 1 million Instagram followers, the number of fans gets bigger every day. Former editor of French Elle magazine and former TV columnist on the famous French TV show Le Grand journal, Lauren Bastide is the founder of the independent podcast production studio Nouvelles écoutes and the host of the feminist podcast La Poudre, where she interviews inspiring women from diverse backgrounds. La Poudre is the number 1 French independent podcast.
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Busy As F*ck The Ultimate Guide to Stress Relief How to cope with stress and create more peace in your life? In Busy As F*ck, Thijs Launspach explains why being too busy has become the norm and what we can do to prevent further disastrous consequences. He presents scientific knowledge in an accessible and appealing way. ‘Stress is inevitable, but being busy is a choice.’ Numerous books have already been written on this topic. How is this one different? Busy As F*ck is:
Orig. Title: Fokking Druk. Het ultieme anti-stressboek Orig. Language: Dutch Orig. Publisher: Uniboek | Het Spectrum 224 pp. | October 2018 Territory: World excl. Dutch M AT ERI A L AVA I L A B LE Dutch MS English sample N UM BE R O F CO P I E S S O LD 15,000+
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A staggering number of people suffers from burn-out: in the Netherlands one out of six to seven
Thijs Launspach Thijs Launspach (1988) is a Dutch author, psychologist and public speaker. He has taken a break from teaching psychology at the University of Amsterdam as his latest book Busy As F*ck, published by Het Spectrum, has really taken off and he is becoming a sought after speaker both nationally and internationally. Thijs has a weekly column in Algemeen Dagblad and will return to teaching as a lecturer at the Amsterdam branch of The School of Life (co-founded by Alain de Botton).
employers will at some point report signs of burn-out, and these percentages are even higher among 25-35 year olds, people working in health care and education and among women. What do they have to change to live a healthier, happier life? It isn’t rocket science, Thijs says. And indeed, his advice is down-to-earth and simple.
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Index ALLARY ÉDITIONS 4
Diane Brasseur | The Division
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Jérôme Colin | The Battlefield
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Denis Rossano | A Childless Father
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David Djaïz | Slow Democracy
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Matthias Debureaux | How to Bore People with Your Travel Stories
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Guillemette de Sairigné | Pechkoff
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Philippe Douroux | Alexandre Grothendieck
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Slimane Kader | With a View below the Sea
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Ludovic Escande | Climbing Mont Blanc
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Jean-Noël Liaut | Nancy Mitford
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Dr. Albert Moukheiber | Your Brain Is Playing Tricks on You
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François-Olivier Rousseau | Becoming Christian Dior
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Matthieu Ricard & Tania Singer | Power & Care
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Matthieu Ricard & Wolf Singer | Beyond the Self
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Yan Lan | The Yan Family
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Anthony Bussonnais | A Saturday Evening Among Friends
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Coline Gatel | Tortured on the Rhone
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Cedric Lalaury | Let the Shadows Confess
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Marc Fernandez | Mala Vida, Guerrilla Social Club & Bandidos
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Nicolas Delesalle | No Longer Lives at This Address
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Elie Grimes | Good Girls Go to Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere
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Christiana Moreau | Red Cashmere
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Louis Althusser | Psychoanalysis and the Human Sciences
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Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette | The Woman Who Ran Away
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Carole D’Yvoire | To You I Owe All My Life’s Happiness
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Caroline Michel & Anne Boudart | Sex Thousand People
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Coline Charpentier | Did You Remember To… ?
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Clarisse Gardet | Grow Up Alongside Your Emotions
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Valérie Guerlain | The Handbook of Public Speaking
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Sophie Le Ménahèze | You Only Live Once
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Sofia Aouine | Rhapsody of the Overlooked
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Isabelle Duquesnoy | Mozart’s Formidable Widow
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Paola Masino | Birth and Death of the Housewife
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Serge Marquis | The Day I Truly Loved Myself
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Philippe Dubois & Elise Rousseau | A Short Philosophy of Birds
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Habiburahman & Sophie Ansel | First They Erased Our Name
MASSOT EDITIONS 20 Emma | Another Look Vols. 1-4 20 Emma | A Different Take on the Climate 20 Zainab Fasiki | Hshuma 21
Patrick Burensteinas | An Alchemist Speaks
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Martine Le Coz | The Kind of the Mountain
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Judith Perrignon & Marie Toussaint | How We’re Going to Save the World
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Jean-François Bossy | Indifference
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Olivier Dhilly | Philosophy. The Most Wonderful Stories
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Christian Doumergue | Myths & Symbols Hidden in Our Favourite Series
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Isabelle Simon | All About that Ass
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Guillaume Bailly | My Sincere Condolences
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Index EDITIONS DE L’OPPORTUN (continued) 26 Chris Pavone | 350 Things to Know About Star Wars 26 Gwendal Fossois | Be a Jedi & Survive at Work
EDITIONS SCIENCES HUMAINES 28 Laurent Testot | The New World History 29 Jean-François Dortier | What Are You Running After? 29 Jean-François Dortier | The Human Being, This Strange Animal 29 Jean-François Dortier | From Socrates to Foucault
HOLLANDS DIEP 31
Dido Michielsen | Lighter Than I
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Roman Helinski | The Waffle Factory
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Paul Baeten Gronda | Wanderland
MEULENHOFF-BOEKERIJ 33
Hendrik Groen | A Little Surprise & Live and Let Live
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Marjolein Beumer | Without an Audience
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Erik Rozing| The Best for Everyone
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Joep Stapel | Kaf
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Thera Coppens | Joan and Margaret
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Arthur Brand| Hitler’s Horses
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Martin van Calmthout | Sam Goudsmit
36 Maria Peters| The Conductor 36 Felix Weber| Fatal Blow & Dust to Dust 38 Sander Kollaard | A Day in the Life of a Dog 38 Marijke Schermer | Love, If You Say So 38 Stephan Enter | Pastoral
INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS 40 Jeanne Damas with Lauren Bastide | In Paris 41
Thijs Launspach | Busy As F*ck
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