Vincent Bolloré and the Publishing House Grasset: Author's Cursing for Right Multibillionaires

Liberation

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Apart from the head of state, the rest of the right-wing and central-block leaders, who are so quick to cry about the misdemeanour of everything, remain silent while intellectual vitality and editorial freedom are in jeopardy.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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Prominent authors such as Virginie Despentes and Bernard-Henri Lévy leave the traditional publishing house Grasset under protest. The reason: Vincent Bolloré.

Volkskrant

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More than a hundred writers, including Laurent Binet and Bernard-Henri Lévy, have left the French publishing house Grasset. The reason is the...

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A large publishing house suddenly emptys itself of its authors, who protest against the owner's political project, Vincent Bolloré. This major event in the world of publishing in France recalls the unsuccessful protests of journalists' editors when they were taken over by the billionaire, observes this Swiss daily.

Télérama.fr

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Since the Monday announcement of Olivier Nora's dismissal, the publishing world has been in shock. Every day, new authors announce their departure from the publishing house and come together to recover their rights. A feeling reigns: uncertainty.