The éditions Phébus is a French publishing house established in 1976 by Jean-Pierre Sicre and taken over in 2003 by the .

Catalogue

Phébus publishes a catalog of French and foreign literature that is both contemporary (

Julie Otsuka Julie Otsuka (born May 15, 1962) is a Japanese-American author. She is known for drawing from her personal life to write autoethnographical historical novels about the life of Japanese Americans. In 2002 she published her first novel, ''When the ...

Elif Shafak Elif Shafak ( ; née Bilgin; born 25 October 1971) is a British Turks, Turkish-British novelist, essayist, public speaker, Political science, political scientist and activist. Shafak writes in Turkish language, Turkish and English language, En ...

, Hugo Hamilton, Jesús Greus,

Joseph O'Connor Joseph Victor O'Connor (born 20 September 1963) is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel '' Star of the Sea'' was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author, he was a journalist with the '' Sunday Tribune'' newspa ...

, Elisabeth Crane, Karel Schoeman, Françoise Cloarec, Annie Butor, Jeanne Cordelier, Marcel Lévy, Keith Ridgway, Angélique Villeneuve, Christian Chevassieux, Christophe Carlier, Gil Jouanard, David Boratav, Nathalie Peyrebonne, Martine Desjardin, Eric Plamondon, ... ) and classical (

Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially for ''The Woman in White (novel), The Woman in White'' (1860), a mystery novel and early sensation novel, and for ''The Moonsto ...

Jack London John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...

, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Robert Margerit), with, historically, a predilection for travel stories (''Longue Marche'') by Bernard Ollivier, ''Vérification de la porte opposée'' by Sylvain Tesson), and testimonies (''La Fin de ma Russie'', ''Journal d'une jeune fille russe à Berlin''). The house published until recently in pocket format the .

History

The economic situation of the Phébus editions has long been problematic. When they won the

Prix des Libraires The Prix des libraires (Booksellers award) is a French literary award that is given to the author of a novel written in French. The award is organized since 1955 by the Fédération Française Syndicale de la librairie (FFSL). Approximately 5000 boo ...

in 1985, the Éditions Phébus had a catalog of almost a hundred titles and gained some recognition from the public. In 2006, two years after the takeover of the house by the Libella group, the departure of the publisher Jean-Pierre Sicre shook Phébus. The foreign literature department directed by Daniel Arsand until October 2015 is now directed by Nils C. Ahl and the French literature one by Louis Chevaillier, former head of the Folio collection, who took over from Lionel Besnier. A new generation that hosts a catalog of fluent, incarnated and generous texts inspired by

Blaise Cendrars Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars (), was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European ...

in ''Rhum'' to young people of today who are tired of literature to prove to them that "A novel can also be an act".

Authors

* Mathieu Terence * Bernard Ollivier * Christian Chevassieux * Daniel Arsand * Françoise Cloarec * Gil Jouanard * Roland Garros * Sylvain Tesson * Cédric Gras * E. T. A. Hoffmann *

* Alexander Kent *

* Oya Baydar *

Christian Kracht Christian Kracht (; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Early life and education Kracht was born in Saanen in the Canton of Bern. Kracht's father, Christian Kracht Sr., was chie ...

* Hugo Hamilton * Keith Ridgway * Karel Schoeman * Elizabeth Crane *

Anne Tyler Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-five novels, including '' Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant'' (1982), '' The Accidental Tourist'' (1985), and '' Breathi ...

* Carsten Jensen *

Drago Jančar Drago Jančar (; born 13 April 1948) is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar' ...

References

External links

Official website
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