The Boss of Grasset Editions, Olivier Nora, Dismissed by Vincent Bolloré

Le Figaro

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Virginie Despentes, Bernard-Henri Lévy and Frédéric Beigbeider announce their departure from the publishing house. They denounce "an unacceptable attack on editorial independence" for which they hold Vincent Bolloré responsible.

Le Huffington Post

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The current earthquake at Grasset is far from over. Between the authors bound by contract to Olivier Nora who want to follow him and those who come together for a collective departure.

Liberation

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He was thanked on Tuesday 14 April by Bolloré, after twenty-six years at the head of Grasset. Reputated courteous and attentive, he built a rich catalogue of authors, becoming a compass for the world of publishing.

Mediapart

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The Hachette Livre group formalized on Tuesday 14 April the departure of Olivier Nora, replaced by a very close to the extreme right billionaire. This announcement shocked the employees of the house, as its authors, and more broadly the publishing medium that Vincent Bolloré intends to take a year to go before the presidential elections.

Le Temps

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At the head of Grasset since 2000, Olivier Nora left his presidency.A dispute arose between Hachette, the owner of the publishing house and owned by Vincent Bolloré, about the next book by Boualem Sansal. "L的Express" and "The chained Canard" evoke a direct responsibility of the billionaire Grasset's CEO, Olivier Nora, will leave his post, a few weeks after the announcement of the arrival of the writer Boualem Sansal in this publishing house belo…

La Libre

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According to a source close to the file, questioned by the AFP, this departure is linked to a disagreement on the date of release of Boualem Sansal's next book devoted to his detention in Algeria ...