Calmann-Lévy is a French publishing house founded in 1836 by

Michel Lévy Michel Lévy (1821–1875) was the founder of the Michel Lévy Frères publishing house. Biography Born in Phalsbourg, he was the son of a '' colporteur'' (a peddler of printed publications). In 1836, aged fifteen, he opened a reading cab ...

as ''

Michel Lévy frères Michel Lévy Frères is a Parisian publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy with his brothers Nathan and Kalmus. Michel served as publisher until his death in 1875. Michel Lévy Frères published such authors as Honoré de Balzac, Gustav ...

''. His brother

Kalmus Calmann Lévy Kalmus "Calmann" Lévy (29 March 1819, Phalsbourg - 18 June 1891, Paris) was the founder of Calmann-Lévy, one of the oldest French publishing houses. Biography Kalmus LévySeeNoémie Grynberg. La fulgurante saga familiale des frères Lévy, in ...

joined in 1844, and the firm was renamed ''Calmann Lévy'' in 1875 after Michel's death.« La fulgurante saga familiale des frères Lévy, inventeurs de l’édition moderne »
Noémie Grynberg, ''Israel Magazine'', 2010.

History

In 1836,

(1821–1875) founded the publishing house of ''

''. In 1844, his brother Kalmus "Calmann" Lévy (1819–1891) joined the publishing house. After Michel's death in 1875, Calmann became the sole proprietor and the firm was renamed ''Calmann Lévy''. Shortly before his death, he admitted his three sons into a partnership. By 1875, the company was among the foremost publishing houses of Europe. It was the publisher of most of the important French authors of the second half of the 19th century, including Balzac,

Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticism inherited fro ...

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, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Dumas,

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Ernest Renan Joseph Ernest Renan (; 27 February 18232 October 1892) was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, expert of Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic. He wrote influe ...

George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, bein ...

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. It 1891, it published the memoirs of the

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (, ; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French clergyman, politician and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the ...

, and in 1893, the memoirs of

Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (; 29 July 180516 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville (), was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works ...

. In 1893, Calmann was succeeded by his sons Georges, Paul, and Gaston, who went on to publish authors including

Anatole France (; born , ; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie França ...

Pierre Loti Pierre Loti (; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.This article is derived largely from the ''Encyclopædia Britannica El ...

and

Proust Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous Eng ...

. During

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, Gaston Lévy was interned, and the publishing company, run by the

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, was renamed '' Éditions Balzac'' in 1943. After the

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, the company was headed by Léon Pioton. Authors edited in the postwar period include:

Arthur Koestler Arthur Koestler, (, ; ; hu, Kösztler Artúr; 5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was a Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria. In 1931, Koestler join ...

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, and later

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize. Leon lived in Veni ...

Nicolas Hulot Nicolas Jacques André Hulot (; born 30 April 1955) is a French journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, an environmental group established in 1990. Hulot ran as a candida ...

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, among others.

Present day

Since 1993, Calmann-Lévy has been owned by publisher

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(which is in turn owned by

Lagardère Group Lagardère S.A. () is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. It is headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group was created in 1992 as Matra, Hachette & Lagardère. Headed by Arnaud Lagardère, it is focuse ...

Book series

* Action, amour, aventure * Les années du... * Bibliothèque contemporaine * Bibliothèque des voyageurs * Bibliothèque dramatique * Bibliothèque littéraire * Bibliothèque théâtrale * Bibliothèque des chefs-d'ieuvre du roman contemporain * Calmann-Lévy collection * Calmann-Lévy collection nouvelle * Châteaux, décors de l'histoire * Collection bleue * Collection engagements * Collection Hetzel et Lévy * Collection le prisme * Collection les romans de la rose * Collection le zodiaque * Collection masques et visages * Collection Michel Lévy * Collection Nelson: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature * Collection Presses Pocket * Collection roman d'ailleurs * Diaspora * Dimensions SF * Edition du centenaire * E. Guillaume et Cie * Essai société * Collection France de toujours et d'aujourd'hui * L'Heure H * Interstices * Liberté de l'esprit * Le Livre de poche * Médailles d'or * Nouvelle collection historique * Nouvelle collection illustrée * Nouvelle collection Michel Lévy * L'Ordre des choses * Perspectives économiques * Pour nos enfants * Pourpre * Questions d'actualité * Le Romantisme des classiques * Temps & continents * Traduit dese:"Collection: Traduit de."
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References

External links

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Une Aventure d'éditeurs au XIXe siècle: Michel et Calmann Lévy
' (catalogue), exhibition, 25 April-24 May 1986,

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