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SuSanna Lea aSSociateS PARIS - NEW YORK - LONDON
London 2018
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VIOLAINE HUISMAN
FUGITIVE PARCE QUE REINE
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PARIS28 rue Bonaparte
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FICTION
NON-FICTION
ILLUSTRATED
Marc Levy
Louisa Hall
Violaine Huisman
Gerard Salem
Sabri Louatah
Marijke Schermer
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre
Jérôme Hallier
Baptiste Touverey
Andrea Carter
Danielle Thiéry
Toby Mundy Associates
Galley Beggar Press
Obermayer & Obermaier
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Les Parisiennes
François Busnel et al
Marie Robert
Fabrice Midal
Antoine Audouard
Alexandre Mars
Margareta Magnusson
Drs. Perlemuter & Cassard
Léonard Anthony & Adrian Chaboche
Malene Rydahl
Stephen Clarke
Thierry Cruvellier
Maude Julien
Tzvetan Todorov
Toby Mundy Associates
A Woman like Her
Trinity
Fugitive
You Become an Adult...
The Savages
Debris
The Last of Our Kind
The Geisha and the Banjo Player
Constantinople
The Well of Ice
Ferocious
Fiction
Fiction
The Rise and Fall of Whistleblowers
Honor
Older but Better, but Older
America
When You Kant Figure it Out
The Importance of Being Narcisstic
Same Player Shoots Again
Giving
Swedish Death Cleaning
Live and Let Liver
Fatigue
The Truth About Happiness
The French Revolution
Promised Land
The Only Girl in the World
To Live and to Read
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Vahram Muratyan
Victoire de Taillac & Ramdane Touhani
Victoire Bourgois
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Marc Levy
A WOMAN LIKE HER Marc Levy Fanpage - @marc_levy
Fiction / 373 pages
Material: manuscript in French
Publication: May 2018
Can a woman like her...fall for a guy like him?
During a business trip to New York, Sanji is talked into helping out his elderly
uncle. He agrees to become an elevator operator in one of the city’s last
mechanical elevators. The goal: to help his uncle fulfill a lifetime ambition to
set the record for most miles traveled vertically.
None of the inhabitants of this opulent Fifth Avenue building would guess
that this charming young man in uniform and white gloves is in fact a very
successful businessman back in Mumbai.
Least of all Chloe, who lives in the penthouse. Chloe is an aspiring actress
− even though she’s been confined to a wheelchair since that terrible day,
April 15, 2013.
Chloe has no idea that Sanji, the new elevator operator on nightshift duty, is
about to turn her little world upside down, and that life at 12 Fifth Avenue will
never be the same.
A Woman like Her is an irresistible comedy that celebrates our differences
and everything that brings us together − and where no one is truly who they
appear to be.
MARC LEVY is the author of 19 novels, published in 49
languages. With over 40 million copies sold, he is the most
read French author alive today. After winning the hearts of
European readers, his success has expanded to countries
around the globe. In the past year, over 1.5 million copies
of his books were sold in China alone.
THE LAST OF THE STANFIELDS
P.S. FROM PARIS
“A highly entertaining read.”
— ELLE
“A fun ride.”— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Touching, funny, original, and surprising.”
— LE PARISIEN
“As addictive as a Netflix series.”
— ELLE
“Marc Levy is a master, The Last of the Stanfields
is a novel you simply can’t put down.”
— ENTRÉE LIBRE
“Edge-of- your-seat suspenseful. A success.”
— FRANCE INTER
PRAISE FOR LOUISA HALL:
"Speak reads like a hybrid of David Mitchell and Margaret Atwood; a literary page turner which spans four centuries
and examines the idea of who and what we define as human. Louisa Hall has written a brilliant novel."
— PHILIPP MEYER, AUTHOR OF THE SON
“Speak is a triumph. With a poet’s voice, Louisa Hall reaches into the past and imagines the future to weave a beautifully complex novel about our human need to communicate.” — IVY POCHODA, AUTHOR OF VISITATION STREET
“Stunning and audacious. . . Speak is one of a kind, the type of novel that seemingly comes out of nowhere and hits like a thunderbolt. It's not just one of the smartest books of the year, it's one of the most beautiful ones, and it almost seems like an understatement to call it a masterpiece.” — NPR
“Her thoughtful, probing book is as emotionally complex as it is imaginative.”
— SLATE, BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Hall's second novel beautifully illustrates the human longing at the heart of our obsession with technology… A hypnotic read.” — THE GUARDIAN
“Ambitious. . . Hall is mostly interested in plumbing the sensitive depths of her characters.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES
LOUISA HALL grew up in Philadelphia. After graduating
from Harvard, she played squash professionally. She
holds a PhD in literature from the University of Texas at
Austin. She is the author of the novels Speak and The
Carriage House, and her poems have been published
in The New Republic, Southwest Review, and other
journals.
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Louisa Hall
TRINITY
www.louisahall.net
Literary Fiction / 300 pages
Material: manuscript in English
Publication: October 2018
PUBLISHERS: France (Gallimard), Italy (Mondadori), US/NA (Ecco), UK (Corsair).
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In the vein of Coetzee’s Summertime or W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants, Trinity revisits the life of scientist
Robert Oppenheimer as narrated by seven fictional characters who claim to have known him.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant scientist, a champion of liberal causes,
and a complex and often contradictory character. He loyally protected his
Communist friends, only to later betray them under questioning. He repeatedly
lied about love affairs. And he defended the use of the atomic bomb he
helped create, before ultimately lobbying against nuclear proliferation.
Through narratives that cross time and space, a set of characters bears witness
to his life, from a secret service agent who tailed him in San Francisco, to
a colleague’s young lover in Los Alamos, to a woman fleeing McCarthyism.
All consider his complicated legacy while also uncovering deep and often
unsettling truths about their own lives.
In this stunning, elliptical novel, Louisa Hall crafts a breathtaking and explosive
story about the ability of the human mind to believe what it wants. Blending
science, literature, fiction, and biography, Trinity asks searing questions about
what it means to truly know someone.
PRAISE FOR FUGITIVE PARCE QUE REINE:
"Violaine Huisman unfurls memories, facts and family myths… It’s poignant, terribly alive… The grit Huisman has in retelling her story, both as a young girl and as a writer, is as beautiful as it is brave… Dignified and devastating, the book is a superb monument to a woman who spent her whole life in flight.” — LE MONDE
“The most stunning book of this spring.” — FRANCE 2
“A sparkling debut. Any sadness in the telling is countered by the panache and surprise of the writing infused in these pages. Love wins out in a life of struggle--the struggle of a monarch without a kingdom.” — ELLE
“A poignant autobiographical first novel … a strikingly beautiful work.”— RTL
“A magnificent ode. Her prose abounds with literary force.” — LE POINT
“A coup de cœur… A magnificent portrait.” — FRANCE INTER
“Hypnotic and searching.” — LA VIE
“An intelligent, rich debut.” — LIBERATION
“An emphatically gripping debut.” — LIVRES HEBDO
VIOLAINE HUISMAN was born in Paris in 1979 and
has lived and worked in New York for the past twenty
years, most recently organizing the Brooklyn Academy
of Music’s literary series. Her translations into French
include David Grann’s True Crime and Ben Lerner’s The
Hatred of Poetry.
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VIOLAINE HUISMAN
FUGITIVE PARCE QUE REINE
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Violaine Huisman
FUGITIVE
Literary Fiction / 250 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: January 2018
A portrait of a beautiful, passionate, and mercurial Parisian woman.
“I’d hesitate to describe my lovers as men. Not out of ambivalence about
my sexual orientation (decidedly straight: I like coercive sex, abrasive
cheeks, pungent smells, the way they size you up and take up too much
space inside, hands over yours), but rather because men belonged to her.
Men were my mother's domain. Even if some of her conquests were closer
to my age than hers, and vice-versa, I never graduated from boys."
Huisman’s striking and assured prose reveals the layers of a singular heroine
– mother, lover, frontline feminist – in a literary novel that is by turns shrewd,
heartbreaking, and bitingly funny.
A stunning debut.
Shortlisted for the Prix Orange, Prix Emmanuel-Robles, Prix Anais Nin, Elle's Grand Prix des lectrices
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PUBLISHERS: France (Gallimard), Germany (Fischer), Holland (De Geus), Italy
(Bompiani), Spain (Hoja de Lata), US/NA (Scribner).
GERARD SALEM was born in Beirut. He is
a French psychiatrist and hypnotist based in
Lausanne, Switzerland, specializing in family
therapy. He has previously authored several
nonfiction works about his research in psychiatry,
therapy and the family. Gérard Salem frequently
participates in conferences around the world (the
US, China, Italy, France) and he collaborates with
international research programs in hospitals and
universities, focusing on family therapy.
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Gérard Salem
YOU BECOME AN ADULT THE DAY YOU FORGIVE YOUR PARENTS
Every family has its secrets…
In this highly original, captivating epistolary novel, Gérard Salem explores with humor and empathy the
story of a family whose lives feel oddly familiar.
Seven years ago, Boris broke all contact with his family. Now, newly separated
from his wife and children, Boris has hit a low point. According to his
psychiatrist, reconnecting with loved ones will help him move forward. It has
to be by post and in handwritten letters, never by e-mail or text.
What follows is a stunning exchange of letters, with each family member
sharing their anger, their sorrow, their secrets—and their unexpressed love.
Confronting each other as if for the first time, parents, children, siblings, and
cousins redefine their relationships, and in so doing discover something new
about themselves.
An absorbing, moving, and often humorous read that brilliantly captures the
complex nature of the often nebulous yet powerful ties we call family.
“Dearest parents,
I imagine you will be surprised to receive this handwritten letter, coming from your prodigal son, the one you haven’t heard from for seven years. Rest assured: I do not come waving a white flag! Quite the contrary, I hope that this letter will poison your day...
If you’re surprised, trust me, I am too. I can’t believe that I’m doing this. I mean, writing you. Having turned forty this year, I thought that I’d freed myself from you. That I’d wiped you out.
Apparently not…”
PUBLISHERS: France (Flammarion|Versilio).
Literary Fiction / 250 pages
Material: manuscript in French
Publication: May 2018
Marijke Schermer
DEBRIS
Fiction / 160 pages
Material: copies in Dutch, sample in English
Publication: September 2016
"Debris is that rare kind of novel, equally mysterious and profound, that effortlessly brings forth the unspoken
paradoxes that lurk in every household…Debris is easily one of the best books to come out of The Netherlands
in a long time." — JOOST DE VRIES, AUTHOR OF THE REPUBLIC
Emilia seems to have it all: a rewarding career as a statistician, a wonderful
husband named Bruch, and two healthy young sons. Having escaped their
urban existence in Amsterdam for a life outside the city’s dykes, she and
Bruch spend their time chasing the children and entertaining friends. They
are content, happy in the minutiae of everyday life: a normal couple.
But when a brief moment of panic triggers a years-old traumatic memory,
Emilia finds herself floating away from her normal life. The attack she has
pushed to the back of her mind, the secret she’s kept for so long, refuses to
stay hidden.
Debris is a timely and powerful novel, a haunting examination of memory and
trauma.
MARIJKE SCHERMER is a playwright and novelist. Debris was shortlisted for
the ECI Literary Prize 2017, one of Holland’s most important literary awards.
Her plays have been translated into several languages.
PUBLISHERS: Holland (Van Oorschot).
Sabri Louatah
THE SAVAGES
Sabri Louatah
Fiction / 300 pages / 4 volumes
Material: copies in French, copies in English
Publication: January 2018
"Louatah's exhilarating four-volume epic holds up a mirror to modern France. Funny, clever and brutal… he is a name
to watch…addictive…We can hope that Savages isn't the last word he's got to say on France." — THE GUARDIAN
It's the day of the presidential elections and all of France is in a state of shock:
the first Arab candidate, who was projected to win, has just been shot. The
sprawling Nerrouche family is devastated to discover that one of their own,
Nazir, is the prime suspect in the investigation. As riots break out, prosecutors
and detectives turn the Nerrouches into a convenient political scapegoat. It
falls to Fouad, Nazir's brother and stark opposite, to clear his family's name. But
a question hangs over the affair: what if the whole assassination was actually a
far-reaching, clandestine plot intended to alter the course of history?
"Ferrante… Knausgaard… Louatah… Three literary
series that are better than anything." — GRAZIA
PUBLISHERS: Algeria (Chihab), France (Flammarion|Versilio), Germany (Heyne
Core), Italy (Mondadori), Netherlands (Luitingh-Sijthoff), Poland (Foksal),
Serbia (Evro), Spain (Random House Mondadori), Turkey (Trend), TV (Chic
Films & Canal+), UK (Corsair/Little, Brown).
SABRI LOUATAH was born in France and now lives in Philadelphia. The
Savages: The Wedding is his first novel.
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Jérôme HallierTHE GEISHA AND THE BANJO PLAYERFiction / 200 pages
Material: manuscript in French
Publication: May 2018
Set against the backdrop of the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, this extraordiantry journey and tale of impossible
love is reminiscent of Alessandro Baricco's Silk.
The year is 1900. In Kyoto, a young geisha named O-miya longs to discover
what lies beyond the confines of her strict world. She stands out not only for
her beauty and poise, but for the delicate way she plays the shamisen. When
the Emperor hears her play, he decides to include O-miya in the Japanese
delegation that is heading to France for the World's Fair.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, in a stone quarry in Appalachia, a
soft-spoken young man named Tommy learns how to play the banjo from a
legendary black musician. When tragedy strikes his hometown, Tommy must
flee, and he soon finds himself aboard a ship to Europe.
In Paris, the fates of these two young musicians collide and with them, two
worlds meet −old and new, East and West. Through their music, for a fleeting
moment, they manage to breach the distance that separates them.
PUBLISHERS: France (Flammarion|Versilio), Italy (Giunti).
JÉRÔME HALLIER is French, but has been obsessed with Japan all his life.
He speaks Japanese, his partner is Japanese, and he works for a Japanese
company – in Germany. This is his first novel.
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ADÉLAÏDE DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE is a Paris-based journalist. Her first
novel, Fourrure, won five literary prizes and was a finalist for the Goncourt
prize for début fiction. The Last of Our Kind is shortlisted for multiple prizes
in France.
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre
THE LAST OF OUR KIND @adeclermont
Fiction / 400 pages
Material: copies in French, manuscript in English
Publication: July 2018
PUBLISHERS: France (Grasset), Germany (Aufbau), Holland (De Boekerij/
Meulenhoff), Italy (Sperling & Kupfer), Poland (Sonia Draga), Portugal (Clube
do Autour), Romania (Pandora), Serbia (Laguna), Spain (Roca), UK (Hodder).
WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX DE L'ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE
"Absolutely magnificent." —TATIANA DE ROSNAY
Werner Zilch was adopted as an infant, and knows nothing of his biological
family. But when, in 1970s New York, he meets the family of Rebecca, the
woman he has fallen in love with, a mysterious link means he must uncover the
truth of his past, or run the risk of losing her.
Spanning 1945 Dresden, the Bavarian Alps and uncovering Operation
Paperclip, this is a riveting novel of family and love that seamlessly blends fact
with fiction.
PRAISE FOR CONSTANTINOPLE:
“A powerful novel (...) in which women save men, and the world."
— RADIO CLASSIQUE
“Baptiste Touverey has created an ambitious epic, managing to interweave
the historical and the human. The deeply suspenseful saga combines Mach-
iavellian plots and Cornelian love stories with the punch of an adventure
novel. The result is part Gladiator, part House of Cards.”— FIGARO MAGAZINE
“A carefully researched novel and at the same time a great show, with short
chapters and powerful scenes that unfold as if in a film.”— NOUVEL OBS
“Vibrant, plot-driven, and hard to put down...Following in the footsteps of the
series, Rome. It is intense, passionate, and epic. The writing is fluid, direct,
and fun to read…it’s a gem!” — LIBRAIRIE LES CYCLADES, ST CLOUD
“A great historical novel. It reads fast. It’s very cinematic.” — RADIO NOTRE DAME
“This book has it all—love (though sometimes star-crossed love), betrayal,
violence, courage, and more. Everything is described with sharp, clear writ-
ing, which places Constantinople among the truly great historical novels.” —WUKALI.COM
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Baptiste Touverey
CONSTANTINOPLE
Fiction / 400 pages
Material: copies in French, partial in English
Publication: February 2018
Rome meets House of Cards in a gripping story of power, love, and betrayal.
7th century A.D.: as the Roman Empire falls into ruin, Constantinople remains
the impregnable and thriving hub of power and ambition. Amidst the
decadence and instability, two rebel soldiers, Nicetas and Heraclius, are on a
mission fraught with mystery to overthrow Phocas the Usurper. But to become
the new emperors, they not only need to win a battle, they must also win the
heart of a young woman.
Rife with power struggles, betrayals, and conspiracies set against a historical
backdrop, this is a modern, stunning, and enthralling debut.
“If there is one book that we should all read in 2018, it’s Constantinople. It’s superb. It wraps readers up in a dream,
the way that some films do. Bravo, Baptiste Touverey.” — FRANCE INTER
BAPTISTE TOUVEREY is a journalist who writes
for Books Magazine, Vanity Fair and the Journal du
Dimanche. He has translated several works by Stefan
Zweig. Constantinople is his first novel.
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PUBLISHER: France (Laffont|Versilio), Spain (Grijalbo).
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Andrea Carter
THE WELL OF ICE @andysaibhcarter
Mystery / 300 pages
Material: copies in English
Publication: October 2017
“Haunting, atmospheric, and gripping. One of the finest Irish mystery debuts of recent years. Tana French
has some serious competition.” —JOHN CONNOLLY
The third installment in the Solicitor Ben O’Keeffe series.
December in Glendara, Inishowen, and solicitor Benedicta ‘Ben’ O’Keeffe is
working flat out before the holidays; the one bright spot on her horizon is
spending her first Christmas with Sergeant Tom Molloy. But chaos breaks out
when the local pub, The Oak, burns down and its barmaid goes missing, until
Christmas morning when Ben and Molloy make a gruesome discovery on a
walk up Sliabh Sneacht: a body lying face down in the snow.
Who is behind this vicious attack on Glendara and its residents? Ben tries to
find answers, but is she the one in danger?
PUBLISHERS: Germany (Goldmann), UK (Constable/Little, Brown), US/NA
(Oceanview), Film/TV (Zanzibar).
ANDREA CARTER worked as a solicitor on the Inishowen Peninsula where she
ran the most northerly solicitor’s practice in the country. She holds an MFA
in Creative Writing and her first book Death at Whitewater Church was one of
the winners of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair.
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Danielle Thiéry
FEROCIOUS
Danielle Thiery Auteur
Fiction / 450 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: March 2018
“A gripping novel. Danielle Thiéry is a major thriller writer.” – FRANCE INTER
In the outskirts of Paris, human remains have just been uncovered at the
Vincennes Zoo, where the lions are kept. All of the bones belong to children,
but there are no skulls to be found. The grisly discovery reminds criminologist
Alix de Clavery of the so-called ‘Swan Girl’, whose disappearance from the
zoo six years prior still remains a mystery and continues to haunt her.
Just as Alix begins to explore if the same predator might be lurking behind
both cases, she hears some alarming news from the zoo: another young girl
has gone missing…
In Thiéry’s chilling new thriller, a stranger follows a young girl like an animal
tracking down its prey. And in police commissioner Marion’s latest case, man
is just as dangerous as beast.
DANIELLE THIÉRY writes thrillers that draw upon her illustrious career as the
first female Chief Superintendent in French police history, shining a spotlight
on those investigating some of humanity’s darkest crimes. She is the winner
of the prestigious Quai des Orfèvres prize.
PUBLISHERS: France (Flammarion|Versilio).
NON-FICTION
Bastian Obermayer & Frederik Obermaier
THE RISE AND FALL OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
BASTIAN OBERMAYER &
FREDERIK OBERMAIER are
investigative journalists with
the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Together they won the
Pulitzer Prize for their work
on The Panama Papers.
Current Affairs / 300 pages
Material: proposal in English
A gripping, deeply researched and important read from the Pulitzer-winning team behind The Panama Papers.
From behind the scenes, a unique investigation into the crucial role that
whistleblowers play –from Russian doping to Edward Snowden, Chelsea
Manning, Cambridge Analytica and more– and the huge challenges they face
when stepping forward.
You don’t have to consider whistleblowers to be heroes, but now more than
ever, they are the final safeguard of citizens at the hands of demagogues,
corporations and the more opaque aspects of globalization.
The Panama Papers investigation began with a whistleblower approaching
Obermayer & Obermaier. Without whistleblowers we would not know much
about how intelligence services intercept our communications, and even less
about the inner workings of corporations...
The acclaimed investigating team have spent time and interviewed
whistlerblowers, from the famous to the anonymous, finding that while not
every whistleblower puts their life on the line or acts out of charity and
altruism, they all take risks.
When they draw our attention to abuse of power and expose contemptible
and criminal behavior, they make the world a better place. In the end, that’s
what counts, and what makes them heroes – if only for a moment.
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PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS: KiWi in Germany, rights to The Panama Papers were
sold in Czech Republic (Host), Denmark (Politiken), Finland (Into), France (Le
Seuil), Hungary (Park), Italy (Rizzoli), Japan (Kadokawa), Korea (Hans Media),
Netherlands (Contact), Portugal (Objectiva), Romania (Litera), Spain (Planeta),
Sweden (Weyler), Taiwan (Business Weekly), UK (Oneworld), Vietnam (Omega
Books), and film (Netflix).
PRAISE FOR THE PANAMA PAPERS:
“Their book should be read in journalism schools as well as by tax
authorities.” — NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
“A tale of fearless and careful reporting.” — FINANCIAL TIMES
“The authors of this powerful, lucid, book, show us how the very rich hide
their money...They should make journalists proud - and may even help to
make the world a better place.” — PETER OBORNE, NEW STATESMAN
“With precision and purpose, The Panama Papers is what 'Follow the Money'
means.” — BOB WOODWARD, THE WASHINGTON POST
“The biggest leak in the history of data journalism.” — EDWARD SNOWDEN
“The fascinating struggle of David against Goliath... A brilliantly written
book.” — FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
HONOR
ISLAM, IMMIGRATION AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
AYAAN HIRSI ALI is the bestselling author of Infidel, Nomad, The Caged
Virgin, and Heretic, which have been translated into 38 languages. Born in
Somalia and raised a Muslim, she grew up in Africa and Saudi Arabia before
seeking asylum in 1992 in the Netherlands, where she went from cleaning
factories to winning a seat in the Dutch Parliament. A
prominent speaker, debater, and journalist, she was chosen
as one of Time Magazine's “100 Most Influential People in
the World”. She is a fellow at Harvard University's John F.
Kennedy School of Government and the founder of the
AHA Foundation.
@Ayaan
Current Affairs / 250 pages
Material: Proposal available 2018
In an incisive and timely new book, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues that immigration and Islam are leading to a significant
setback in women’s rights –not just for immigrants, but for all women in liberal democracies.
In Honor, Ayaan Hirsi Ali weaves together personal testimonies and hard
facts to show how the Western world is experiencing a significant setback
in women’s rights. Underscoring the role of religion, demography, conflict,
television, and social media, Hirsi Ali explains that today there is one major
factor causing a decline in women’s safety and independence: massive
immigration from Muslim majority countries with a radically different view of
the place of women in society. This change is setting back women's rights
alarmingly fast, and in some places, by decades.
With extensive research and insight, Hirsi Ali flags this dangerous decline,
addressing issues ranging from immigration and Islam to the apologetic
multiculturalism of Western liberal democracies. Her message is clear: we
cannot turn a blind eye to violations of women's rights carried out in the name
of religion in our own backyard.
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PRAISE FOR AYAAN HIRSI ALI:
“This woman is a major hero of our time.” — RICHARD DAWKINS
“There is no one in a better position to remind us that tolerance of intoler-
ance is cowardice.” — SAM HARRIS AND SALMAN RUSHDIE
“Isn’t it extraordinary that it should be a Somali woman, who should be the
one to defend with such conviction and passion the culture of freedom.”
—MARIO VARGAS LLOSA, EL PAIS
“Truly a hero of our time.” — POLITICO
“Until recently, women in Western liberal countries have taken safety in the
streets for granted. As a Somali arriving in The Netherlands in 1992, I had
grown up knowing that to step outside the house without covering my head
and body, or walking alone, would make me a target for harassment and
assault… As I acclimatized to life in a Western city, I learned that women’s
rights were radically different from the world I had come from. In the 1990s,
it looked like the momentum that had brought liberties for Western women
would trickle down to newly arriving immigrants, and then spread out to the
rest of the world… Yet today it is a tragedy that history is in reverse for women,
and not just immigrant women, all women in the West.” —AYAAN HIRSI ALI
PUBLISHERS: US/NA (HarperCollins).
Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, Sophie Mas
OLDER BUT BETTER, BUT OLDER250 pages
Material: Proposal available
You know things aren’t what they used to be…
When you wake up feeling great and everyone tells you how tired you look….
When you go to see the dermatologist to have a mole checked and he asks
where you want the Botox…. When you can guess from his personality what
kind of a lover he is… When the President of France is younger than you…
In Older but Better, but Older, the authors of the international bestseller How
to be a Parisian address with mischievous humor and a keen eye for detail, the
trials and tribulations of hurtling towards forty and then some… Neuroses vs
confidence… resistance vs acceptance… passion vs serenity, through these
spirited short stories they capture all the different stages of ageing – as a
nostalgic but modern Parisian woman.
From the privately absurd to the
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Trump’s presidency as explored, dissected, decried by award-winning writers both in the US and around the
world. “America like you’ve never read it before.”
America demonstrates how literature might be the antidote to "alternative
facts" and provide a compelling form of resistance against Donald Trump's
world.
The first year has included in-depth exclusive interviews
with Toni Morrison, James Ellroy, Don DeLillo, Tom Wolfe
and Paul Auster, writing from Ta-Nehisi Coates (on Obama),
Louise Erdrich, Stephen King, Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie,
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subjects as wide ranging as the inventor of barbed wire
and the National Parks to the FBI and gun violence, the
editor-in-chief François Busnel says : “This is a map of
America, but also a memoir of its time.”
A resounding success in France with over 120,000 copies
sold in the first year, America is for all readers trying to
come to grips with our current Trumpworld.
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Marie Robert
WHEN YOU KANT FIGURE IT OUT, ASK A PHILOSOPHERPhilosophy / 200 pages
Material: copies in French, partial in English
Publication: April 2018
From spending a tense morning with your partner at IKEA to meeting your future in-laws…
Tackle the impossible with your favorite philosophers.
Kant, Spinoza, and Plato walk into a bar... Imagine they've come to talk over
some of life’s big (and not-so-big) challenges. How can Kant comfort you
when you get ditched via text message? How can Aristotle cure your hango-
ver? And how can Heidegger make you feel better when your dog dies?
In thirteen clever, accessible chapters, the greatest Western philosophers
jump down from the bookshelf to help us face and make light of some of the
daily challenges of modern life.
“Makes us happy… A delicious guide to better living.” – ELLE
PUBLISHER: France (Flammarion|Versilio).
MARIE ROBERT holds degrees in French and
philosophy; she is a teacher, Montessori school
founder, and current academic program coordinator
for Paris’ Lycée International Montessori.
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FABRICE MIDAL has a PhD in philosophy from the
University of Paris. The founder of The Western School
of Meditation and author of several bestsellers, he is one
of France’s leading teachers of dharma and meditation
and travels around the world to give conferences.
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Fabrice Midal
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING NARCISSISTIC
www.fabricemidal.com
Non-Fiction / 180 pages
Material: copies in French, manuscript in English
Publication: January 2018
F O U N D E R O F T H E W E S T E R N S C H O O L O F M E D I T A T I O N
F A B R I C E M I D A L
Cut the Crap and Live Your Life
T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R
TheFrench Art
of Not Giving a Sh*t
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS: ANZ (Allen & Unwin), Brazil (Planeta Brazil), Germany
(dtv), Italy (Newton Compton), Poland (Foksal), VAGA (Lithuania), Spain/LA
(Paidos), UK (Orion), US/NA (Hachette Books).
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PRAISE FOR FABRICE MIDAL:
“With conviction and clarity, Fabrice Midal shows us how to make a lasting
place in our hearts for generous Love.” — CHRISTOPHE ANDRÉ
“A joyful plea, a call to reaffirm our inner-freedom in spite of other
demands.” — ELLE
"Fabrice Midal's book is powerful, yet playful, challenging and at the same
time comforting. It can transform the way you look at your life as a whole, and
the way you live this moment." — TAL BEN-SHAHAR
“Dry January; Veganuary; new year, new you…Author Midal has no time for
this sort of flim-flam. He suggests you stop obeying (you are intelligent), stop
holding yourself back and stop forcing yourself to do things you don’t want to
do…instead, it’s about living your life and just being…the rest will follow no
matter what life throws at you. ” —EMERALD STREET
PUBLISHER: France (Flammarion|Versilio), Korea (Dongyang Books).
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ANTOINE AUDOUARD's novels include Farewell My Only One, A Bridge
of Birds, and Change We Can Believe In. He splits his time between Paris and
New York.
Antoine Audouard
SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
Memoir / 250 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: March 2018
“The Diving-Bell and The Butterfly with a happy ending… Beautifully told.” — LE POINT
Same Player Shoots Again is the unusual memoir of a stroke survivor who
never lost his sense of humor or observation – even while in a coma. Novelist
Antoine Audouard recalls the most telling moments of an attempted “coup”
on his brain and its aftermath in a book that celebrates love, friendship, the
plasticity of the brain, universal healthcare, endurance – and the silliness
of it all.
Painfully funny and joyously moving, Same Player shows that beyond
physiotherapy, Ayurveda, and yoga, there are unexpected therapeutic
benefits to The Beatles, Die Hard, The Sopranos, Chekov, and the New York
Yankees. It explores the silver lining behind life’s toughest ordeals, in the
spirit of Jean-Dominique Bauby’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Robert
McCrum’s My Year Off, or Will Schwalbe’s The End of Your Life Book Club.
PUBLISHERS: France (Editions Robert Laffont), French Canada (Edito).
ALEXANDRE MARS
GIVINGPURPOSE IS THE NEW CURRENCY
Non-Fiction / 200 pages
Material: manuscript in French
Publication: May 2018
“I’m no Mother Teresa. I’m just one of many, appalled by the world’s injustice. So one day I decided to act on my convictions and start improving other people’s lives.”
Alexandre Mars, one of the New York Observer’s top 20 philanthropists under
40, takes us to the heart of a new revolution: the revolution of sharing.
Alexandre Mars is not a typical entrepreneur. His successes made front page
news—but also made him wonder what’s the value of being rich in a world
where a billion people are living on less than a dollar per day.
By founding Epic, Mars gave meaning to his success. Epic is a movement
which aims to reduce injustices around the world by finding the most impactful
initiatives and by funding their social innovation through systematic giving
practices available to everyone. “Our world can’t carry on like this,” he writes.
“We no longer have the choice not to share”.
Mars realizes that the act of giving should be painless, simple and transparent.
In a world where for many “purpose is the new currency,” Mars tells stories
that inspire us to learn how to give, if only a few pennies at a time.
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Alexandre Mars est le fondateur d’Epic, le mouvement mondial pour lutter contre les injustices sociales en révolutionnant le don.
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Margareta Magnusson
THE GENTLE ART OF SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING HOW TO FREE YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FROM A LIFETIME OF CLUTTER
Non-Fiction / 160 pages
Material: copies in English
Publication: January 2018
You embraced hygge and mastered konmari; now meet Döstädning, or death cleaning: the
Scandinavian art of shedding unnecessary things to make our lives as joyful as possible, at any age.
Döstädning, or the art of death cleaning, is a Swedish phenomenon by which
the elderly and their families set their affairs in order. Whether it’s sorting the
family heirlooms from the junk, downsizing to a smaller place, or setting up
a system to help you stop misplacing your keys, death cleaning gives us the
chance to make the later years of our lives as comfortable and stress-free as
possible. Whatever your age, Swedish death cleaning can be used to help you
de-clutter your life, and take stock of what’s important.
Margareta Magnusson has death cleaned for herself and for many others.
Radical and joyous, her guide is an invigorating, touching and surprising
process that can help you or someone you love immeasurably, and offers the
chance to celebrate and reflect on all the tiny joys that make up a long life
along the way.
“…oh, how right Magnusson is.”— THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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MARGARETA MAGNUSSON was born in Sweden and has
lived all over the world. She graduated from Beckman's
College of Design in Stockholm and her work as an artist has
been exhibited in galleries from Hong Kong to Singapore.
She is also a mother of five.
PRAISE FOR THE GENTLE ART OF SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING:"Move over Marie Kondo, there’s a new
decluttering guru in town."— REAL SIMPLE
“A fond and wise little book…Magnusson is good company on the page…
This one I will keep.”— DWIGHT GARNER, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“This guide to embracing minimalism is at once witty, useful, and oddly
profound.”— ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"A good way for families to discuss sensitive issues that might otherwise be
hard to bring up." — TIME
"After the long supremacy of Marie Kondo, Magnusson’s is the slow-food
version of organizing."— VOGUE
“Packed with positive and practical suggestions, this slim volume could
change your life.” — JULIET STEVENSON, ACTRESS
“Over the course of 38 very short chapters…Magnusson sets out her prag-
matic and upbeat approach to mortality.” — THE GUARDIAN
PUBLISHERS: ANZ (Scribe), Brazil (Intrinseca), Canada (French – Edito), Catalan (Columna), China (Shanghai 99), Czech Republic (Grada), Denmark (C & K Forlag), Finland (Tammi), France (Flammarion), Germany (Fischer), Holland (De Bezige Bij), Hungary (Park), Italy (La Nave di Teseo), Japan (Misaka Shobo), Korea (Sigongsa), Norway (Panta), Romania (Lifestyle), Russia (AST), Slovakia (Tatran), Spain/LA (Penguin Random House), Sweden (Bonniers), Taiwan (Emily Publishing), Thailand (Amarin), UK (Canongate), US/NA (Scribner).
Drs. Gabriel Perlemuter & Anne Cassard
LIVE AND LET LIVERHealth/Lifestyle / 280 pages
Material: manuscript in French
Publication: Fall 2018
In the spirit of Giulia Enders’ Gut, an entertaining and informative exploration of one of the body’s usung heroes.
What’s large, reddish-brown, and absolutely necessary for human survival?
The liver. It is the only organ to fully regenerate, and thus the most resilient
player in the human body. A healthy liver is our best line of defense against
a startling array of illnesses and conditions, from simple fatigue to cirrhosis.
In Live and Let Liver, renowned experts Dr. Perlemuter and Dr. Cassard
mix highly readable scientific narrative with crucial knowledge on how this
mysterious organ processes hormones, stockpiles nutrients, filters out toxins,
and keeps the body’s metabolism running. The authors address questions
like: Why is eating too much fruit bad for the liver? Why is coffee good for it?
How can you take care of your liver—and more importantly, what’ll happen if
you don’t?
PROFESSOR GABRIEL PERLEMUTER is a renowned hepatology professor.
He is the head of a research team at France’s National Institute for Health and
Medical Research (INSERM) and of the hepato-gastroenterology department
at Antoine-Béclère University Hospital. He previously coauthored a bestselling
book on bacteria with DR. ANNE-MARIE CASSARD who is a researcher in
metabolic liver diseases.
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PUBLISHER: France (Flammarion|Versilio).
Léonard Anthony & Adrien Chaboche
FATIGUELEARNING HOW TO REST
Health/Lifestyle / 300 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: March 2018
This is not a book about sleep. It's about embracing fatigue and learning how to rest.
“I’m tired” is ingrained into the psyche of the 21st century adult. But why are
we so tired? We work too hard. We’re exhausted by the constant quest for
true love. We're drained by our children. We're tired just thinking through the
options of modern life. We're constantly being distracted by technology.
We abuse the snooze button every morning, and supplement
that with a double espresso at noon, but who are we kidding?
It would take years of hibernating to feel truly rested and refreshed, right?
Think again. Fatigue is an invigorating and revelatory read that explores
why we should stop being in denial about tiredness and why fighting it is
counterproductive. In Fatigue we discover not only how to rest but also new
possibilities on how to live our lives.
PUBLISHER: Brazil (Alaude) , France (Flammarion|Versilio).
“This book teaches us to stop enduring fatigue and to start listening to it, so that we might finally learn how to rest.”— SANTÉ MAGAZINE
LÉONARD ANTHONY is a meditation and Nidra Yoga expert, hypnotist,
entrepreneur, book publisher, and composer. DR. ADRIAN CHABOCHE is an
expert in global and integrated medicine. They are based in Paris.
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Malene Rydahl
THE TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS WHY MONEY POWER BEAUTY FAME AND SEX ARE NOT THE ANSWER.www.malenerydahl.com
Popular Psychology / 200 pages
Material: copies in French, manuscript in English
Publication: September 2017
In Malene Rydahl’s bestseller Happy as a Dane, Rydahl shared the secrets of
what the Danish model can teach us about happiness by exploring how we all
can live better, more purposeful lives.
Her new book asks: what does it really mean to be happy or successful? In an
age when social media increasingly dictates how we feel and how we think,
The Truth about Happiness shows why we have to stop comparing ourselves
to others and the “dream lives” that people seem to live online, on television,
and in the movies. It reassesses what happiness truly means, and shatters our
illusions along the way.
Backed by research, statistics, and stories from real life, The Truth about
Happiness explores some of the surprising and nefarious side effects of
money, power, beauty, fame, and sex, and looks at how we might better avoid
disillusionment to find our own true path to happiness.
PUBLISHERS: France (Flammarion), Korea (E*PUBLIC).
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS: Czech (Audios), France (Grasset), Germany
(Gütersloher Verlagshaus/Random House), Japan (Sunmark), Korea (E*PUBLIC),
Poland (Foksal), Russia (Phantom Press), Spain (Espasa), Taiwan (Locus), Turkey
(Kuraldisi), US (Norton).
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PRAISE FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS:
“Drawing on rigorous research, Malene Rydahl provides us with a large dose of reality, which is critical if we are to lead a happy and fulfilling life.”— TAL BEN-SHAHAR
“An enthralling study, guaranteed to simplify our lives.” — POINT DE VUE
“Malene Rydahl, author, speaker, and Goodwill Ambassador of the city of
Copenhagen, tactfully yet assuredly attacks the obsessive quest for happiness
in our contemporary societies.” — LE POINT
“A great read, with thorough and solid research. The book pushes each one
of us to question our imagined "dream life.” — LES ECHOS
“After her international bestseller, Happy as a Dane… Rydahl helps us pinpoint
what it really takes to be happy in life. A must-read.” — BUSINESS O FÉMININ
MALENE RYDAHL, a Danish native, lives in Paris but
travels all over the world. After 18 years of rich and
extensive experience in the corporate world, she is now
a full-time writer, speaker, and executive coach. In 2012,
the French news magazine L'Express named her among
their top 24 Women of the Year, and in 2014, she was
appointed Goodwill Ambassador of Copenhagen. Her
first book, Happy as a Dane, was the winner of France’s
“most optimistic book of the year” award.
MALENE RYDAHL ,
Dänin und Wahl-Pariserin. Nach 18 Jahren internationaler Tätigkeit in der
Business-Welt arbeitet sie inzwischen als Autorin und Keynote Speaker. 2012 gehörte sie
zu den Top 24 Frauen des Jahres, nominiert vom französischen Magazin L‘Express und 2014 war sie
Sonderbotschafterin von Kopenhagen.
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Glücklich wie ein Däne
Die 10 Geheimnisse der zufriedensten Menschen der Welt
»Warum ist dieses kleine Völkchen von ca. 5,6 Millionen Menschen so zufrieden? Schließlich ist Dänemark ein Land, dessen Bürger eher zur Bescheidenheit neigen, in dem es neun Monate im Jahr kalt ist und im Winter schon um 3 Uhr nachmittags dunkel wird. In dem es mehr Schweine (24 Millionen) als Menschen gibt. Ein Land, in dem die Steuerlast weltweit eine der höchsten ist. In dem der höchste Einkommenssteuersatz fast 60 Prozent beträgt, Autos mit 170 Prozent besteuert werden und sich die Mehrwertsteuer sich auf 25 Prozent beläuft. Ziemlich merkwürdig, oder?«
Informativ und inspirierend erklärt Malene Rydahl, welche Werte und Grundprinzipien die dänische Gesellschaft tragen.
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Warum sind gerade die Dänen eines der glücklichsten Völker der Welt? Menschen eines Landes, das viele Monate im Jahr kaum Sonne sieht und in dem die
Einkommenssteuer fast 60 Prozent beträgt. Welche Werte und Einstellungen liegen dieser
positiven Lebensauffassung zugrunde? Und: Was können wir von den glücklichen Dänen lernen?
Witzig und kurzweilig, informativ und inspirierend berichtet Malene Rydahl vom dänischen Alltag und zeigt, wie das
gesellschaftliche Leben in Dänemark funktioniert.
»The most optimistic book of the year« in Frankreich
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STEPHEN CLARKE's books have been sold in over 3 million copies worldwide
and have been translated into 24 languages.
Stephen Clarke
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
www.stephenclarkewriter.com
Non-Fiction / 380 pages
Material: manuscript in English
Publication: May 2018
An eye-opening look why the French Revolu-tion never should have happened, from the best-
selling author of A Year in the Merde.
Legend has it that, in a few busy weeks in July 1789, a despotic king, his free-
loading wife, and a horde of over-privileged aristocrats, were displaced and
then humanely dispatched. In the ensuing years, we are told, France was he-
roically transformed into an idyll of Liberté, Egalité and Fraternité.
Stephen Clarke argues that almost all of this is completely untrue. In 1789
almost no one wanted to oust King Louis XVI, let alone guillotine him. While
the Bastille was being stormed by out-of-control Parisians, the true democrats
were at work in Versailles creating a British-style constitutional monarchy. The
founding of the Republic in 1792 unleashed a reign of terror that caused about
300,000 violent deaths.
Going back to original French sources, Stephen Clarke has uncovered the lit-
tle-known and rarely told story of what was really happening in revolutionary
France, as well as what went so tragically and bloodily wrong.
PUBLISHER: UK (Century).
AND WHAT WENT WRONG
Thierry Cruvellier
PROMISED LANDNon-Fiction / 380 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: January 2018
“Thierry Cruvellier manages to contrast his own joy, together with the resistance and desperate vitality of the people of Sierra
Leone, against the sadness of rebuilding.” — LE MONDE
Thierry Cruvellier first set foot in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1990 to cover the
civil war, and kept going back for the next twenty-five years.
In Promised Land, he explores how the people of Sierra Leone watched their
once-prosperous country become one of the poorest in the world. From the
ravages of war, to the degradation of resources and infrastructure, to the
Ebola epidemic, Sierra Leone has endured unimaginable tragedy. And yet,
despite the hardships and crises, Cruvellier highlights the resilience of its
people, who have retained their sense of altruism, their remarkable religious
tolerance, their indomitable humor, and their taste for freedom.
At once tragic, humorous, and incredibly moving, Cruvellier paints the portrait
of a country able to survive the most extreme conditions and cruelties, all
while maintaining a triumphant sense of hope.
PUBLISHERS: France (Gallimard).
THIERRY CRUVELLIER has been covering war crimes trials before international
tribunals for Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, and Cambodia, as well as national
justice efforts in Colombia and the Balkans for sixteen years. He was a Nieman
Fellow at Harvard University.
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“THE UNFLINCHING CLARITY OF SOMEONE WHO IS NO LONGER RULED BY HER TRAUMA.” — THE NEW YORKER
"TAKES ON THE ENERGY OF A THRILLER, BUILDING ON THE READER’S HECTIC DESIRE FOR HER ESCAPE.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
MAUDE JULIEN now works as a psychotherapist who studies trauma and
helps patients to heal from painful upbringings.
Maude Julien
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLDMemoir / 320 pages
Material: copies in French and English
Publication: December 2017
Will grip you from the first page and leave you spellbound. A chilling
exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.
Maude Julien’s parents were fanatics who believed it was their duty to turn her
into the ultimate survivor – raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood
and subjecting her to endless drills designed to “eliminate weakness.”
But Maude’s parents could not rule her inner life. Befriending the animals on
the lonely estate as well as the characters in the novels she read in secret,
young Maude nurtured in herself the compassion and love that her parents
forbade. And when an opportunity to escape appeared, Maude seized it.
PUBLISHERS: Australia/NZ (Text), France (Stock), Germany (Droemer), Holland
(HarperCollins), Japan (Wave Shuppan), Poland (Sonia Draga), Portugal
(Guerra & Paz), Russia (Eksmo), Slovakia (Citadella), Sweden (Lind & Co.), UK
(Oneworld), US/NA (Little, Brown).
Non-Fiction / 200 pages
Material: copies in French
Publication: February 2018
Tzvetan Todorov
TO LIVE AND TO READ
"A true humanist—in the noblest and most modern sense of the word.” — TÉLÉRAMA
A humanist and self-described historian of ideas, Tzvetan Todorov kept writing
up until his death in February 2017. To Live and to Read is a collection of
short essays, portraits, reviews, and lectures highlighting Todorov’s favorite
enduring questions, and examining the ideas of figures ranging from Susan
Sontag to Gitta Sereny, Kundera, E.O. Wilson, and Benjamin Britten. Written
with keen intelligence, balanced judgement, and exceptional clarity, Todorov
examines issues such as humanitarian wars, the challenges presented by the
digital age, Islamic fanaticism, and European arrogance. He remained to the
end a modern-day Montesquieu.
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS: Croatia (T.I.M. Press), Japan (Hakusui Sha), Portugal
(Edições 70), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus), Turkey (Everest).
TZVETAN TODOROV (1939-2017) was an essayist, historian, and philosopher
of world renown. His books include In Defence of the Enlightenment, Hope
and Memory, The New World Disorder, and The Apostles of Beauty. He was
the 2008 winner of the Prince of Asturias Award.
PUBLISHERS: Bulgaria (Ciela), France (Laffont|Versilio), Italy (Garzanti), Spain/
Latin America (Galaxia).
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VAHRAM MURATYAN An international bestseller,
Vahram Muratyan's debut illustrated book, Paris versus
New York, ushered readers into a surprising and fun
world. His follow-up, About Time, was an exploration of
our fast and surprising modern lives.
Vahram Muratyan
PARIS TOKYOKYOTO PARIS
Vahram Muratyan Instagram
Illustrated / 180 pages
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VICTOIRE DE TAILLAC and RAMDANE TOUHAMI
are the owners of L’Officine Universelle Buly, and
are a married couple, currently living in Tokyo. He is
an entrepreneur, art collector and designer, she is an
aristocrat-turned-shopkeeper. Together they are an
artistic Parisian powerhouse. They launched L’Officine
Universelle Buly in 2014, a beauty products brand
which is sold at international locations and at Net-a-
Porter / Mr Porter.
Victoire de Talliac & Ramdane Touhami AN ATLAS OF NATURAL BEAUTYLifestyle / 250 pages
Material: manuscript in French, copies in English
Publication: October 2017
From the founders of the “most chic beauty emporium in the world.”
— THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
Allow yourself to be transported back to beauty’s golden age with An Atlas of
Natural Beauty. First established as a Parisian trendsetter in the 19th century,
the beauty emporium has been reincarnated as L'Officine Universelle Buly on
Rue Bonaparte in Paris.
Invention and natural beauty are at the heart of Buly and this exquisitely
designed book allows you to sample their unique aesthetic heritage as a
French apothecary as well as discover the modern uses, properties and home
beauty recipes for over 80 seeds, flowers, oils, trees, fruits and herbs.
Including an exotic and diverse range of botanicals – from apricot and avocado
to argan oil and aloe vera – there are explanations for where the ingredient
came from, its history, how it has been used in the past and recipes for how to
use it as a beauty solution now.
This is the perfect guide for all modern natural beauty enthusiasts as the
virtues of each ingredient are highlighted and clearly explained to ensure
naturally radiant skin is easily achievable.
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ALOE VERAOily macerate, gel (leaves) — Origin: North Africa
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
amed for its cosmetic and medicinal uses, aloe vera is a succulent from the Liliaceae
family. Nicknamed “the desert lily”, this aloe is known for its long, smooth and
Aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis
fleshy leaves, fringed with very tough thorns. It grows under the fire of the sun on dry terrain, and the wind and stones are the only nourishment it needs. Within its thick leaves lies an abundant pulp, as transparent and fresh as a gel, a miraculous source.
TEACHINGS FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL
The origins of aloe vera remain murky for botanists. The plant reportedly originates from either the Arabian Peninsula or North Africa. Its name derives from the Arabic word alloeh, meaning “bitter”, and from the Latin word vera, meaning “true”. Its use and prescription have been documented in all Middle-Eastern cultures. In the case of the Sumerians, in the 3rd millennium B.C., clay tablets testify to its therapeutic benefits. The Egyptians considered aloe vera to be a longevity elixir, and it is mentioned several times in the Ebers Papyrus – named after its translator – which dates back to the 16th century B.C., and contains the famed Book on the preparation of medicine for all parts of the human body. It celebrates the impressive healing power of aloe in embellishing, stimulating and caring for the skin, as well as warding off hair loss.
ON COLLECTING ALOE VERA
At full maturity, aloe leaves contain an almost transparent and viscous mucilaginous gel which is harvested with an expert cut, so as to preserve both the plant and its pulp. This gel can be applied directly onto the skin, but it oxidizes very quickly. For better preservation, incised leaves were once hung from the tip to let the juice flow out slowly, before cooking reduced it to a syrup. A more recent method opts for crushing and pulverizing the leaves. The powder that is thus obtained is highly stable and easy to preserve; it is used in many aloe vera-based products. This precious gel is
nowadays also harvested by extraction, and pasteurization has finally made it possible to package fresh aloe vera juice. Macerating the plant in a neutral vegetable oil – such as sunflower or jojoba – is another way to harness its properties and to convey them as simply as possible to the skin. If there is some aloe vera in your garden, this source of freshness is within arm’s reach! Exercising just a little caution, it is not that hard to harvest some of its gel. Just cut one fine leaf at the base, choose a slice, cut off its spiny sides, run it under fresh water, and let the gel flow onto your skin.
THE BENEFITS
Aloe vera extract is rich in vitamin A, which increases cell turnover and alleviates dark spots; in vitamin C, which stimulates microcirculation within the skin; and in vitamins B and E, which help the cells fight oxidative stress. Its high concentration of minerals, trace elements and eighteen amino acids explains the potency of its effects on the skin and the accuracy of its nickname in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as the “harmonious remedy”. It is particularly effective when it comes to soothing the discomfort of sunburn and to revitalizing damaged and parched skin. It works wonders on skin that lacks vitality, which it smoothes and revives.
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ALUM STONEStone and powder — Origin: Syria
PURITY STONE
n its natural state, this veined, translucent and rather brittle rock is made up of sulfuric acid, aluminum
oxide and potassium sulfate. Historical evidence suggests that alunite mines were first exploited in Syria and Egypt, where the rocks come right up to the surface, as they do in some parts of Europe, notably Bohemia and Saxony.
TEACHINGS FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL
The ancient Greek philosopher and alchemist Theophrastus published a work entitled “On salt, niter and alum.” Indeed, alum is a close relative of the famed natron, which was used in medicine and for embalming bodies throughout ancient Egypt. In the Middle Ages, this stone
was used to stabilize dyes and pigments. Naturally astringent and antiseptic, it is the traditional after-shave treatment of barbers. To clarify and purify water, one can throw some alum into it – it is reputed to remove impurities. In the Maghreb, mouth ulcers and other oral ailments are healed by gargling some pure water enhanced with alum powder. In Morocco, the so-called “Roman’s mixture”, which contains alum powder, jujube and coarse salt, is said to ward off the evil eye.
ON COLLECTING ALUM STONE
Traditionally, alum stone is divided, cut and polished by hand into a soft, smooth cobble, which can be easily run over the skin of the cheeks, neck and chin. There are two types of alum stone – the natural version, which is preferable, and one synthesized from crystallized alunite. Natural alum stone is translucent, veined and ribbed. By contrast, the reconstituted stone is opaque and homogenous.
THE BENEFITS
The aluminum sulfate and potassium sulfate that are naturally present in alum stone have antibacterial and astringent properties that help tighten the skin’s pores, minimize sweating, and encourage hemostasis after the occurrence of minor cuts.
SOS ALUM BATHA hand and foot bath to promote clarityand heal minor aches.
Is your skin cut and scraped? To calm the damage wrought by gardening and to purify the skin, to relieve ingrown nails before a pedicure, or cleanse the wound on your knee after a fall, allow a large tablespoon of alum stone powder to dissolve in a small tub filled with warm water. Soak your hands or feet in it for about ten minutes, or douse the area that needs to be cleaned, and rinse with clear water. After this treatment, which you can supplement with some lemon if your nails are stained, gently massage half a teaspoon of shea butter onto work-weary hands and around the nails.
PURIFYING HAND & FOOT SCRUB
Sandal alert! Feet that are fresh out of winter or too callused for summer can be beautified with this weekly scrub.
In a small bowl, carefully mix one level tablespoon of alum stone powder with two teaspoons of argan oil and two drops of geranium essential oil. Gently scrub the feet, their soles, heels and toes with this mixture – which, by the way, can also be used as a hand scrub. Finish on the back of your hands and rinse with warm water.
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ALUM-BASED RECIPESfrom L’Officine Universelle
“Only stone is innocent.”
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PUBLISHERS: UK (Ebury), US/NA (Simon & Schuster)..
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