''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' (; "The New French Review") is a literary magazine based in France. In France, it is often referred to as the ''NRF''.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in 1909 by a group of intellectuals including André Gide, Jacques Copeau, and Jean Schlumberger. It was established 'in opposition to other, more established, cultural institutions, most notably the Académie Française and its associated networks'.^:4 In 1911,

Gaston Gallimard Gaston Gallimard (; 18 January 1881 – 25 December 1975) was a French publisher. He founded ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' in 1908, together with André Gide and Jean Schlumberger (writer), Jean Schlumberger. In 1911 the trio established La ...

became editor of the ''Revue'', which led to the founding of the publishing house,

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

. During

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its publication stopped. The magazine was relaunched in 1919. Established writers such as Paul Bourget and

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and

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were in the pages of the ''Revue''. During the occupation in the second world war the ''NRF'' continued operations under the Vichy Regime, thanks to the work of Otto Abetz in negotiating terms with

. Then director Jean Paulhan resigned his position as director of the ''NRF'' and was replaced by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. Gide and Général

de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...

gave explicit blessing to ''L'Arche'', a literary review created by Jean Amrouche and edited by

Edmond Charlot Edmond Charlot (1915–2004) was a Algerians in France, French-Algerian publisher and editor. He is best known for his friendship with Albert Camus and for being his first publisher. Biography Edmond Charlot was born on 15 February 1915 in Alg ...

.JAFFEUX, V. 2016.''L'Arche au milieu de la tempête. Naissance d'une revue algéroise dans la tourmente de la seconde guerre mondiale. In: DUGAS, G. (ed.) Edmond Charlot: passeur de culture: Actes du colloque Montpellier-Pézenas. Centenaire Edmond Charlot 2015. Pézenas: Domens. It became effectively the replacement of the ''NRF'' in Free France (Algeria was the first part of France to be liberated). ''L'Arche'' commenced in 1944 (issues 1–6) and finished in 1947 (issues 23–27). Montreal, Tangiers and Algiers in this period became literary francophone centres replacing Paris. After liberation of the whole of France, the ''NRF'' was banned for

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, but reopened in 1953 (initially with a "new" title: ''La Nouvelle Nouvelle Revue Française''). The ''Revue'' was a monthly for many years, but became a quarterly.

Directors

*1908–1914: André Gide ** Interruption due to war *1919–1925:

Jacques Rivière Jacques Rivière (15 July 1886 – 14 February 1925) was a French " man of letters" — a writer, critic and editor who was "a major force in the intellectual life of France in the period immediately following World War I". He edited the ...

*1925–1940: Jean Paulhan *1940–1943: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle ** Banned for

(1944–1953) *1953–1968: Jean Paulhan *1968–1977: Marcel Arland *1977–1987: Georges Lambrichs *1987–1996: Jacques Réda *1996–1999: Bertrand Visage *1999–2010: Michel Braudeau *2010–present: Antoine Gallimard

References

Sources

* Anna-Louise Milne, ''The Extreme In-Between: Jean Paulhan's Place in the Twentieth Century'' (Oxford: Legenda, 2006).

External links

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History and profile

Directors

See also

References

Sources

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