Bernard Privat Explained

Bernard Privat (25 October 1914 – 11 October 1985) was a French writer and editor.

Biography

Bernard Privat received the Prix Femina for Au pied du mur in 1959.

He was also in charge of the éditions Grasset for over twenty-five years. As Bernard Grasset's nephew, Bernard Privat took the job in 1955.[1] [2] In 1967, along with his friend Jean-Claude Fasquelle, he merged his publishing company with the éditions Fasquelle. He would go on to publish authors such as Yves Berger, François Nourissier, Françoise Mallet-Joris, Matthieu Galey, Françoise Verny, and Edmonde Charles-Roux, who received the Prix Goncourt with Oublier Palerme.[3] Bernard Privat left his job at the éditions Grasset in 1981.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La maison Grasset . Grasset . 11 August 2023.
  2. https://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2007/07/14/03005-20070714ARTFIG90631-olivier_nora_le_diplomate.php 'Olivier Nora, le diplomate'
  3. https://archive.today/20070701112738/http://www.edition-grasset.fr/historique/ Official Website for the editions Grasset