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BESTSELLERS > NOIRCLAUDE IZNERClaude Izner is the pen name of two sisters, LilianeKorb and Laurence Lefèvre, who are both second-handbooksellers along the Seine.MYSTERIES IN PARIS11 titles availableNearly 800,000 copies sold inFranceEnglish translations availableRights sold: USA (St Martin’s Press), UK (Gallic Books),Italy (Nord), Germany (Pendo), Russia (AST/Astrel), Sweden(Kabusa Böcker), Brasil (Nemo)Each investigation is set in a famous place ofParisParis, at the end of the 19th Century. VictorLegris is in his 30’s and works as abookseller. He regularly finds himselfconfronted with mysteries and that’s goodluck because he loves acting as a detective.Embark with the author Claude Izner on anunusual walk across the Capital of Lights.SERIESTO BECOMPLETEDIN 2014BARBARA ABELBarbara Abel is a renowned author of thrillers that are soldin Germany, Spain and Russia.Behind Hatred12 April 2012Sample English translation and Reader’s report availableOn one side there is Tiphaine, Sylvain and Maxime,and on the other there is Laetitia, David and Milo.When Laetitia witnesses a tragic accident whichtakes the life of little Maxime, she spirals into adangerous paranoia: is it just a figment ofimagination or her neighbour has become herworst enemy?“If you like “Desperate Housewives”,you will like Derrière la Haine”.ElleBy the same author:SequelBehind the Grief14 November 2013Reader’s report availableTopsy Turvy21 February 2013Paris, 1998. A bookseller has beenkilled in his shop. The only clues to befound by the corpse are two JulesVerne’s original editions that havebeen mangled. Milo Jassy, bouquinistealong the Seine, must solve the casefor he might become a victim himself...The Ennemy Next DoorTiphaine and Sylvain have lived together for almost20 years. Today their couple is struggling andraising their 15 year old son Milo isn’t making thingsany easier. A classic situation except that Milo isthe son of their ex-neighbours who committedsuicide 8 years before and was the best friend oftheir son Maxime who died suddenly at the age of7. The day a new neighbour and her little boy moveinto the townhouse next door, the past resurfaces…• The cocoon-like atmosphere in protected suburbs,where the pace is easy, serves as a backdrop totragic stories where madness and the evil flourish.We suffocate in the open !• In her thrillers, Barbara Abel tells the story ofeveryday people who are flung into a daily hellfrom one moment to the next.14 15

NOIRHERVÉ COMMÈREHervé Commère was born in Rouen. He is the author of threesuspense novels and now lives in Paris.The Second Man(love story)11 October 2012Sample English translation and Reader’s report availableA man, a woman, a dark love storyA simple, almost classic love story until the mancomes across a photo of him and his wife... only itis not him on the photo, but a man who looksexactly like him.• A powerful novel about the descent into hellof a man who no longer knows who he is.“A book full of poisonous attraction.”Télé 7 JoursRipples in Water10 March 2011Sample English translation and Reader's report availableMarseille Detective Novel Award 2011Ocean’s Eleven meets Usual SuspectsTwo stories, two pieces of a real-life jigsawthat are just waiting to be put together…to the misfortune of all.“[Hervé Commère] delivers a literary UFO,at times poetic, at times violent,but always surprising and perfectly crafted.”Ouest FranceBy the same author:> NOIRSOPHIE LOUBIÈREAuthor of five novels, detective short stories and a children’sbook, Sophie Loubière also made a name for herself in thepublishing community thanks to a unique literary program(Parking at Night, France Inter) and her reviews at France Info(Thriller Info).Black Coffee14 February 2013Sample English translation Reader’s report availableA serial killer whose confessions have beentranscribed, a vanished husband, a man hauntedby his past and a woman desperate to reunite herfamily. A breathless tracking game along Road 66.“Through a well constructed investigationtwo destinies, that of Desmond and of Lola,unfold and intersect along the mythic Route66.” L’Amour des Livres“Sophie Loubière has written a mesmerizingthriller, full of twists and turns, thatdefinitely makes you want to hit theroute…66!” Le Dauphine LibéréThe Stone Boy14 April 2011Sample English translation and Reader's report availableRights sold: World English (Sphere and Grand Central)Over 50,000 copies soldA Hitchcockian SuspenseMadame Préau feels that something isn’t right withher neighbors. They have two perfectly healthychildren, but a third one appears from time to timeand seems to be calling in for help by throwingpebbles at her window. The police refuse to listen.”A suspenseful psychological thriller,The Stone Boy is also a beautifulpicture of a passionately loving grandmother,an unreliable old lady, more nosy and intrusivethan Miss Marple.”Françoise Chandernagor”This book is a real gem full of creativity,humour and suspense.”Franz-Olivier Giesbert in Le Nouvel Observateur16 17

NOIRFRÉDÉRICDARDFrédéric Dard (1921-2000) wrote a great number of works, usingeither his own name or that of one of his numerous aliases –especially San-Antonio, with a total of over 200 million copies sold.The Lawn (1952)An oppressive atmosphere worthy of The PostmanAlways Rings Twice.The Hoist (1961)A slow and relentless descent into hell: Perverse andbrilliant!The Wretches (1959)Chronicle of an inevitable tragedy• Adapted to the cinema by Robert Hossein in 1959.The Executioner is Crying (1956)A dark love storyLÉO MALETAttracted to writing and anarchy, Léo Malet (1909-1996) moved toParis at the age of 16. In 1943 he published 120 Rue de la Gare underhis own name, which portrayed the illustrious Nestor Burma for thefirst time. With 55 titles, 29 of which are consecrated to Nestor Burma,Leo Malet has definitely entered into the history of French literature.THE NEW MYSTERIES OF PARISA series of 15 detective novels, published between 1954and 1959. The main character is the detective NestorBurma, a witty French crime revealer with lots of savoirfaire,operating in France during and just after World WarII.• France’s answer to Chandler’s Marlowe.• Several books were made into comics by Jacques Tardiand under his supervision (Casterman). Burma’s charactersimilarly served as the inspiration for a film, NestorBurma, Hardboiled Detective (1981) and a televisionseries (1991).> THRILLERS / CRIMINAL CASESJEAN-MARC SOUVIRAJean-Marc Souvira is a Police Inspector and has been workingfor the Criminal Investigation Department for 25 years. He has alsoworked with Luc Besson as a scriptwriter on the movie Go Fast.Away With the Wind12 May 2010Rights sold: Germany (Luebbe), Russia (AST)Over 50,000 copies soldSome kill in cold blood but can’t stand to look atthemselves in the mirrorThree murders that are similar to another seriescommitted years earlier (DNA included)… whoseculprit has already been arrested.“The author always succeeds in putting usin the killer’s shoes, where we sharehis various crisis and fears. A superb thriller.”Le Nouvel Observateur“Jean-Marc Souvira useshis past experience to throwthe reader into a quasi-clinical narrative.”Télé 7 JoursThe Magician14 February 2008Sample English translation availableRights sold : Germany (Luebbe), Russia (AST),Czech Republic (Beta)Nearly 50,000 copies soldA journey through the mind of a serial killer“Masterstroke of a real cop.”Le Parisien“This book, written by a police officer,is unquestionably one of the deepestand most realistic delves into the troubledand terrifying world of criminal investigation.”Le Magazines des Livres18 19

THRILLERS / ACTION> THRILLERS / NOVELLASGILLES LEGARDINIERWhen We Were Men13 January 2011When Alzheimer’s disease threatens mankind."When We Were Men is about a worldthat could soon be ours - after reading itwe are moved, with the feeling of havingreceived a humanity lesson."Le Magazine des LivresFRANCK THILLIEZ& LAURENT SCALESELaurent Scalese wrote Le Baiser de Jason, Le Sang de lamariée, La Cicatrice du diable (Éditions Belfond).See Franck Thilliez on page 8/9.Blood and Ink6 June 2013An author has been betrayed by his publisher. Willhis sole imagination allow him to rewrite history?Exile of Angels15 January 2009Sample English translation availableRights sold: Portugal (Europa America),Russia/Ukraine (Family Leisure Club)SNCF French Thriller Awardin 2010When memory is stronger thandeath...• The author succeeds in combiningaction, original situations,diabolically orchestrateddevelopments and philosophicalreflections.“An exciting novel that stayswith you long after finishing it:it is impossible not to recontemplatethe brilliantly constructedintrigue.”Le Magazine des LivresMAXIME CHATTAMMaxime Chattam published a trilogy (Michel Lafon)followed by “Le Cycle de la vérité” and his new series“Autre-monde” (Albin Michel). Pocket publishes all ofMaxime Chattam’s works in paperback.Carnage12 May 2010Rights sold: UK (Gallic Books), Russia (Ripol)A high-school student shoots his classmates:a tragic and isolated event in New York… thatis multiplying.See Gilles Legardinier on page 6/7.20 21

HISTORICAL CRIME / MIDDLE AGESELENA ARSENEVAElena Arsevena was born in Moscow. In the 1980’s,she left the USSR, not without difficulty, and settled in Paris.ENCHANTING RUSSIAOver 140,000 copies soldElena Arseneva introduces us to Kievan Rus’ inthe middle of the 11 th century.3 volumes available“A genuine marvel.”L’Humanité Hebdo> HISTORICAL CRIME / 19 THJEAN-LUC BIZIENJean-Luc Bizien used to be a teacher. He published numerouschildren’s and adults’ books.A CURIOUS PSYCHIATRISTThis is how profiling started…A Sherlock Holmes specialist in psychology and hisdauntless assistant form a daring duo who remindsus of "The Avengers" series."With an unyielding plot that is as sharpas a knife, Jean-Luc Bizien tellsa fast-paced story about the pursuitof a criminal mastermind."Dauphiné LibéréVIVIANE MOOREOf Irish-Italian origin, Viviane Moore is completely French,despite her name. Her first novels were published in 1997,to immediate success.MYSTERIES IN 12 TH CENTURYEUROPEOver 180,000 copies sold7 volumes availableBetween stories and legends, mysteriesand investigations, violence and passion,Viviane Moore’s cycle is a real hymn to Adventure.BRIGITTE AUBERT3 volumes availableBrigitte Aubert works as a program planner for the cinema andhas published fifteen or so thrillers (Le Seuil) , as well as detectivenovels for young adults.THE CINEMATOGRAPH DETECTIVEThis series covers the years 1890 to 1900 and thehighly original plots are based on the cinema, theopium of the decade that totally remodeled the 20thCentury’s imaginary.“Orchestrating unstoppable suspenseand skillfully manipulating the artof the cliffhanger and the unexpected,Brigitte Aubert has begun a promising series.”Ciné LiveBy the same author4 volumes available24 25

HISTORICAL CRIME / 20 THFABRICE BOURLANDFabrice Bourland is a great admirer of Edgar Allan Poe, Jean Ray, RobertLouis Stevenson and E.T.A. Hoffmann.THE DETECTIVES OF STRANGEOver 50,000 copies soldEnglish translations availableRights sold: UK (Gallic Books)4 volumes available + 1 Novella> 100% DIGITAL / SUMMER HOLIDAYSTOUR DE FRANCE 2013To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Tour de France, 12-21 has put 5 detective storieson line based on the tour, the quintessential sporting event of the summer.May My Injury Be Fatal by Jean-Bernard PouyAn Inescapable Smile by Gilles LegardinierThe Tour from Father to Son by Benoît SéveracDeathbone Kneecaps by Jean-Marc SouviraOne Last Tour by Franck ThilliezA pair of heroes that tends to remind us of the most famousdetectives of all times in a series of extra-ordinary investigationsin which supernatural mixes with real life.“It’s as if you’re reading an Edgar Allan Poecorrected by Conan Doyle; or the other way around.”Point de VuePIERRE D’OVIDIOBorn in Paris right after the Second World War, Pierre d'Ovidio dabbed inpainting and etching before consecrating himself to writing. He has publishedseveral novels at Éditions Phébus.POST-WAR ANDDECOLONIZATION PERIOD2 volumes available“Even more than the intrigue, what attracts us hereis the naturalness and the cocky humour of the characterswho are vividly sketched in a Paris in the style of Prevertor Carné, with the décor of Trauner.”Livres HebdoJEAN-FRANÇOIS PRÉDEADLY AUGUSTEach Thursday in August, 12-21 readers made a gruesome discovery in a pleasant environment.Jean-Francois Pré invites you to Deauville, Paris-Plage, La Baule, Biarritz and Nice toinvestigate with a retired commissioner who only dreams of holiday.JEAN-PIERRE ALAUXPreviously in radio and television, Jean-Pierre Alaux is the co-author ofan oenodetective series, “Le sang de la Vigne” (Éditions Fayard), which hasbecome a major TV show in France.CRIME & MONUMENTSJoin Séraphin Cantarel for a tour of France’s most beautifulmonuments on the trail of antique looters, villainousgravediggers and other dubious auctioneers!3 volumes available26 27

100% DIGITAL > EXPLOSIVE AND SURPRISINGCAMILLE-LAURE MARIAwakeningThe first digital and apocalyptic seriespublished in real time!21 episodes were posted (without DRM) from 1st to 21st December2012, rumored date for the end of the world.Martin Hurston is a doctor and researcher in neuropsychiatry.He wakes up from a coma whose real causes are unclear andconsequences huge and disturbing.Is he an Awake? But who are the Awakes exactly?Camille-Laure Mari is 23, she’s an Arts student. She has won a writing contestorganised with the website WeLoveWords.SHORT CRIME NOVELSA hundred noir novellas.Most of the texts by Sophie Loubièrehave been broadcasted during theauthor’s radio program on France Inter.Those by Gérard Moss are original titles.SHORT EROTICASAs series dedicated to sexy breaks.Very short (4,500 characters) to short(up to 40,000 characters), these 27easy-to-read and easy-to-access shortstories are declined in different colorsdepending on the erotic content :1 - Sweet Pleasures2 - Spicy Pleasures3 - Hot PleasuresSÉBASTIEN GENDRONAccording to the «Six Degrees of Separation» theory, Sébastien Gendron,born in 1970, is one handshake away from George Clooney, and thus only twohandshakes away from Barak Obama.Selective RecyclingTo be published 6 February 2014Discount Contract KillerAfter spending several years as a hit man, Dick Lapelouse decidesto start working in the discount industry. He offers a complete catalogat reduced prices for his assassination skills to anyone who feelsthreatened by any number of hassles: judicial officer, neighbor, violenthusband, insensitive mistress, etc…“By writing a book that brilliantly uses the codes of the genrewhile at the same time bringing a true touch of novelty,Sébastien Gendron may just be a very promising young author.”Evene“Fantastic, funny, quirky, ominous: Selective Recyclingconceals a fierce critic of his contemporaries. The author hashit the target: his shot is precise and powerful, and hiscartridge is full of irony and explosive humor.” Moisson NoirNICOLAS ANCIONNicolas Ancion was born in 1971. He recreates the world in his stories whether they are novels, short stories,poems, serial stories for newspapers or radio. He has been awarded many times in Belgium and France as well.The 35 Billion Dollar Man6 October 2011Provisional coverWANTED: Lakshmi Mittal disappeared!Following his motto “The world is silly, be crazy!” NicolasAncion describes with a great sense of humour the foolishand desperate adventure of two men who have decidedto act their own way against a steel plant closing down.• Not only a novel about a subject that is highly topicalat the moment, but also a funny and original detectivenovel.• A tour of theatrical performances and readings in Belgiumand France are progressing.• The Legendary Belgian quirky humour featured in thistitle and the others by the same author: We Are AllPlaymobils, Bears Don’t Mind Parking, Fourth Floor, WriterLooking for a Concierge Opening.2829

FAMILY COMEDY> WOMEN’S FICTIONTIM SLIDERSTimeville15 November 2012TV rights soldDon’t tell anyone but Tim Sliders is a famous authorand scriptwriter whose real name cannot be revealed…You are sleeping.You wake up in your house with yourwife and your two children.It is certainly your house, and yet…Something has changed.The era!Welcome to Timeville!• Did you like Replay? Are you a fanof Back to the Future?If so, you’ll love Timeville.• Through the wacky, amusing andmoving adventures of an ordinaryfamily, Tim Sliders accurately addressescore values.LISA KLIMTAfter studying at the French school of political science, Lisa Klimthas discovered the publishing business she is still working in.Penelope’s Curse12 May 2010Sample English translation availableRights sold: Italy (Sonzogno), Greece (Modern Times)Aren’t we all like Penelope, forced to wait for Ulysses’return?• A genuine culture shock where modern concernsmix wonderfully with the most extraordinary epicof all time.“Lisa Klimt (writing under a pen name)incites rebellion with her blissful satireabout love affairs.”Direct Soir“A sort of Back to the Future asa novel. Highly entertaining.”Maxi“[This book] is remarkably usingsituation comedy and is a realfeel-good book.”AvantagesAlice in Troubleland8 September 2011Alice is far from suspecting that the crazinessof her Mary Poppins like sister could justchange her life… for the better!• A comedy true to Lisa Klimt’s style withreferences that speak to our inner child’s soul,colourful characters, hysterical dialogs, lotsof originality… and a touch of craziness!30 31

WOMEN'S FICTION> WOMEN'S FICTIONAGATHECOLOMBIER HOCHBERGAgathe Colombier Hochberg writes successful novels dedicated tourban women and families confronted with modern concerns.Over 500,000 copies soldSo Many Friends,So Many Lovers, So What?3 May 2007Sample English translation availableWILD HOLIDAYSThese disastrous holidays that we tend to rememberforever…CEO, happily remarried, Geraldine juggles herprofessional and family life with surprising facility.But even the best organised summer holiday couldturn into a nightmare and this is Geraldine’s tribegift!• Brilliant comedies on how people show theirtrue colours and come closer during disastrousholidays.Who said that the hardest part was finding Prince Charming?“A book in the same vein as Bridget Jones [....],but deeper, more psychological and 100% French!”Psychologies MagazineThat Moron Prince Charming2 June 2005Sample English translation availableRights sold: Vietnam (Nha Nam)Men never measure up to women’s dreams...“In this spicy comedy, both funny and realistic,Agathe Colombier Hochberg puts her fingeron modern day life with as much insight as humour.”LireSlide Show9 October 2008, Hardback / 228 pagesSample English translation availableRights sold: Spain (Planeta)Four love stories. Four periods inlife. Eight points of view.32 33

SF / FANTASYJEAN-LOUIS FETJAINEBorn in 1956, Jean-Louis Fetjaine has diplomas in Philosophy andMedieval History. Journalist and editor since 1985, he has written numerousworks. With the success of his Trilogy, Jean-Louis Fetjaine has quicklyimposed himself as one of the main representatives of French FantasticFiction.GuinevereTo be published 13 February 2014Thanks to Merlin, Arthur has reclaimed his father’s throneand marries Guinevere, the daughter of King Leo of GreatCarmelide. But Merlin soon discovers that she is a demon,a White Lady harbinger of great disasters.THE ELF CHRONICLESRights sold: Portugal (Europa America)A prequel to “The Trilogy of the Elves” that has beentranslated into 11 languages.“An efficient style capable of recapturing the magicand passion of ancient times.” Le Monde“And what if Fetjaine had invented political fantasy?”Le Magazine littéraireMICHAEL MOORCOCK& FABRICE COLINGerman bombardments punctuated Michael Moorcock’s childhoodwhich may explain his somber and apocalyptic vision of the world. He hasbeen the king of heroic fantasy ever since the first "Elric" appeared in1961.Fabrice Colin has written over thirty novels for both adults and teenagers.Awarded on many occasions, his works include comic book scenarios aswell as radio plays.Soul Drinkers19 May 2011This episode takes place after the fall of Melniboné, moreprecisely between “While the Gods Laugh” and “The SingingCitadel” in The Weird of the White Wolf.> SF / FANTASYMICHEL ROBERTFormer high-level handballer, Michel Robert isnow a journalist and a writer who collaborated withPierre Grimbert on the “Malerune” seriesDARKNESS AGENTOver 100,000 copies sold.Cellendhyll of Cortavar used to be trainedto serve the Empire of Light. Left for deadby his former friends, he was rescued andcured by Lord Morion of Chaos.10 years later, Cellendhyll has become apitiless mercenary for the Forces of Chaosand is entrusted with a mission that couldsatisfy his desire for revenge.• Cellendhyll of Cortavar, the Angel ofChaos is a tough and nearly inviciblewarrior. Between Chaos and Light, he willcross the paths of friends, ennemies,lovers. Duels, revenge and a lot of sex, webet you’ll want more!• A fantasy series colored with violence,eroticism, and dark humour.• 8 volumes available + 1 Stand Alone.”[...] short, condensedand concise chapters [...]simple, precise and plainturn of phrase.”ActuSFBy the same author:34 35

QUIRKY DOCSSTÉPHANE LOIGNON, ANNE DE MALERAY,FABIEN BENOIT, CÉCILE COILETTEThe authors are all contributors to the trendy magazine Usbek& Rica, a publication that aims to explore the future, which is tosay to better understand the things in our present day that containthe seeds of tomorrow.THE WORLD EXPLAINEDTO OLD FOLKS4 October 2012We are all “old” to someoneA collection of small books that address varioussubjects in order to describe, explain and play downthe importance of phenomena that some havedifficulty understanding, or that they distrust a priori.>NON-FICTION / POPULARISATIONTHIERRY MAILLETThierry Maillet is a Marketing Consultant, a columnist atthe Nouvel Économiste and a teacher. He also leads a seminarat the Science-Po University in Paris. As early as 2001, heinvented the terminology “consum’actor”, which is nowcommonly used.Marketing and its History2 september 2010The book’s objective is to describe the advancesin marketing by demonstrating how thefrontrunners in the field have always attemptedto adapt to society’s expectations.“The series aims at bridging the generation gap."Elle“A good way to explain that the term “old”does not mean anything anymore.”TéléramaJEAN-MICHELESPITALLIERJean-Michel Espitallier is a writer, poet and musician.Fame2 February 2012Caustic or moving, we laugh – forced sometimes – at this newspectacle of the “show biz” society, in which we have becomeactors (accomplices), more or less voluntarily.“A little book that is both pop and incisive which illustratesthe paradoxes of celebrity at any cost.”Les InrockuptiblesALEXANDRA MIDALAlexandra Midal is a design historian and theoretician.She has diplomas from both the Sorbonne and PrincetonUniversity School of Architecture. She used to be anassistant to Dan Graham. She is now a professor at theGeneva University of Art and Design.Design5 November 2009An Introduction to the History of a DisciplineBased on an absolute belief in an object’spower to permanently transform and improvethe world we live in, the author demonstratesthe ways in which design has proposed toreform political, social and artistic circles andhow it has, in certain cases, become a genuinepolitical tool.“Aphorisms and questions, lists, analysis and miscellanyall nicely fit in this work that refuses didacticismand stimulates the thought process.”Télérama4041

NON-FICTION / SOCIETYJEAN-PHILIPPEDOMECQJean-Philippe Domecq is a novelistand an essayist.What Speed Tells Us26 September 2013Formula One is the most watched sport on theplanet, almost on par with football. Highly technical,entrusted to a few demigods who are the drivers,these modern chariot races fascinate and reflectour image as a society that is more and moredependent on the technology that we not onlymaster but push to its ultimate extremity: speedwins. The Grand Prix, circuits, drivers write yetanother page about the sociology of the secondhalf of the XXth century.• The author describes the mechanical bullfightof automobile racing, and also discusses theauthors that have written about and explainedthis mix of perplexity and fascination for racing.> NON-FICTION / ARTERYCKDE RUBERCYEryck de Rubercy was born in 1951. He is an essayist,literary critic and translator of German writers and poets.The Wagner Controversy1st June 2011On 13 March 1861 the composer presented aFrench version of Tannhäuser called “The ParisVersion”. Wagner himself cancelled theperformance after only the thirdrepresentation.In addition to laudatory and incendiary reviewswe can find in this book a review that Wagnerhimself wrote about Tannhäuser in Paris.FRANÇOISE SIMPÈREFrançoise Simpère is a journalist and a writer. She haspublished 13 books, among which the bestseller Des désirs etdes hommes.The Art and Etiquetteof Polyamory20 May 2009Rights sold: US (Skyhorse Publishing)This book is not a pamphlet about libertinage orthe open couple like in the 70’s, but the testimonyof a complete change in our vision of love.JEAN-PHILIPPEDOMECQA New Introductionto the Artof the 20 th Century1st June 2011A key reflection on the history of art,its criteria and its wanderingsIf you liked this author, you willlike Understanding Modern Artby Fabrice Midal4243

NON-FICTION / PHILOSOPHY > NON-FICTION / POETRYFRANÇOIS FÉDIERStudent of Jean Beaufret as early as 1955, François Fédier translated MartinHeidegger’s texts. He was a philosophy professor and has also translated the poetryof Friedrich Holderlin.Time and the WorldFrom Heidegger to Aristotle2 September 2010Loosely supported by the unedited texts of Martin Heidegger, theclasses regrouped in this book offer a gateway to several majorphilosophical texts.Reading Plato Four lessons on Meno1st December 2011A remarkable gateway into Plato’s thinkingJULIETTE GRANGEJuliette Grange, Ph.D, is a Professor at the University of Nancy.For a Philosophy of Ecology2 september 2010DOMINIQUE SAATDJIANPhilosophy professor in France and abroad and author of articles andessays, Dominique Saatdjian lives and works between Paris andRome.Essential Texts of Charles Péguy6 October 2011Selected excerpts that introduce the essential subjectmatters of Charles Péguy.This book offers to integrate the ecological dimension into modernpolitical philosophy and into the political regulation of the economy.JEAN-MICHELMAULPOIXFormer student of the École Normale Supérieure, Jean-MichelMaulpoix teaches modern poetry at the University of ParisX-Nanterre. He has written poetic works and critical studies,as well as general essays on poetry.Four Paths: Wanderingsthrough French Poetry30 May 2013Saint-John Perse, Henri Michaux, Francis Pongeand René Char are four of the most influentialpoets of the XXth century. Each in their ownmanner, they reflect the diversity of approachesand forms that are characteristic of contemporarypoetry projects. Each of these works opens up itsown horizon into the world of contemporary Frenchpoetry.• A clear introduction to the poetry of the fourgreat French poets of the XXth century.• Jean-Michel Maulpoix is an acclaimed poethimself and one of the foremost authorities in hisfield.FABRICE MIDALPainter, editor and poet, PhD in Philosophy, Fabrice Midal teachesat the University of Paris VIII.Why Poetry?The Heritage of Orpheus7 October 2010What if we knew nothing about poetry? “Poetic”today is often associated with incidental, beautifulor even soppy. Poetry, however, allows one to lookupon words, the world, even existence from acompletely different perspective, and it is the poetswho guard the harmony between man and hisenvironment. Through the exploration of poetry’sfounding myth, Fabrice Midal shows us how to listento and read a poem.• Quotations from poets from all ages and from allcontinents.4445

NON-FICTION / GREAT THINKERSALIOCHAWALD LASOWSKILecturer at the University of Lille-III, board member on theResearch Team for Plurality and Aesthetics at the Universityof Paris VIII, Aliocha Wald Lasowski co-directs a seminarat the École Normale Supérieure on the rue d’Ulm and teachesphilosophy in the preparatory school for Science-Po.Philippe Sollersor the Art of Subtility5 January 2012An introduction to Philippe Sollers’ works followedby three exclusive interviews about painting, musicand literature.WE WOULD BEHAPPY TO DISCUSSOUR TITLES!JULIE BUFFAUDTHOMAS GUILLAUME01.44.16.08.29julie.buffaud@universpoche.comINTRODUCTION TO GREAT THINKERSThese titles have been written by a new generation of specialists.A very clear overall picture of key concepts by great thinkers from the second half of the 20 th centuryThese guides mainly target students willing to adapt, thanks to one single volume, to theessential points of authors that may be difficult to grasp.46