Éditions Gallimard

Gallimard Publishing House is one of the oldest and largest cultural institutions and publishing houses in France, and has a rich history spanning more than a century in shaping the European and international literary and intellectual scene.The house was founded in Paris in May of the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven by the famous publisher Gaston Gallimard in cooperation with the prominent writers André Gide and Jean Schlumberger. The house began its journey as a division dedicated to publishing books affiliated with the famous French magazine New York, before expanding, becoming completely independent, and adopting a new trade name that reflects the founder’s family.The house faced complex historical milestones during the years of World War II and the period of the occupation of France, but it succeeded in maintaining its continuity, and developed over the generations to become stable as a major independent family company currently managed by the grandson of the founder, and it is the main pillar of the third largest publishing group in the country.The house is distinguished by a tremendous intellectual and literary program characterized by sobriety and depth, as its historical guide includes nearly fifty thousand published titles distributed over hundreds of literary, philosophical, and factual series. The house has gained an incomparably high international status by being the original literary home and historical sponsor of the most prominent writers and thinkers of the twentieth century, as its golden list includes thirty-eight authors who won the International Nobel Prize in Literature, and dozens of winners of the most prestigious French and international literary awards. And coverThe house’s publications cover a wide range of topics, including classic and contemporary literary novels, poetry collections, theater, and the human, social, and philosophical sciences. In addition, the house has specialized and pioneering departments in children's and young adult literature, very popular series of graphic novels, as well as a department dedicated to issuing popular, low-cost paperback books to ensure access to knowledge for all.The institution's modern practical philosophy combines a huge historical legacy with the energy of innovative expansion, as it succeeded in acquiring major local publishing houses and media groups to expand its knowledge and printing portfolio. The publishing house also has a giant distribution network and advanced logistical companies that ensure the reach of its publications to all parts of the world, in addition to its early and strong investment in the digital and audio book market. The house’s books receive exceptional critical appreciation, and its novels and publications regularly top the best-seller lists in the countryInternational markets. The house has close and extended relations with the translation movement in the Arab world, as hundreds of its literary and philosophical masterpieces were translated into the Arabic language, making it an indispensable beacon of knowledge for every researcher of fine literature and serious human thought.