The French Soy Publishing House is one of the most prominent and oldest cultural and intellectual institutions in France and Europe as a whole, as it has been a sovereign pillar in shaping the contemporary literary and philosophical scene since the middle of the twentieth century.The house was founded in Paris in 1935 by the Catholic thinker Jean Blackvent, along with a number of intellectuals, and it bore this symbolic name to express the concept of the “threshold” as the new meeting and crossing point that allows entry to a wide segment of thinkers searching for knowledge and intellectual freedom. The publishing house witnessed its major real launch after the end of World War II, when it adopted a committed and diverse editorial line that made it a living mirror of the emerging political and literary trends, and over time it transformed into a group.A major media outlet currently affiliated with the famous La Martiniere Group.
The house gains its exceptional cultural prestige from its encyclopedic catalog of knowledge, as its name is associated with publishing the works of major philosophers, thinkers, and social scientists who changed the face of the humanities in the world, such as Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan, Pierre Bourdieu, and Edgar Morin. The Foundation's creative activities range from contemporary French literature, translated international novels, detective and suspense novels, as well as art books.Visual and serious historical documents. The house also pays great attention to the literature of major issues such as liberation movements, human rights, and women's affairs, in addition to having pioneering branches dedicated to children's and young people's literature that have won international innovative awards thanks to the integration of illustrations with animated arts. Through its famous series of pocket books and its international agency, the house has succeeded in making high French philosophical thought available to millions of readers around the world and in various languages.
