Éditions Gallimard is one of the leading French publishers of books. The Guardian has described it as having the best backlist in the world. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. It was founded on 31 May 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard(1881–1975) as Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française. It is currently led by Antoine Gallimard. From its 31 May 1911 founding until June 1919, published one hundred titles including La Jeune Parque by Paul Valéry. The publisher published the second volume of In Search of Lost Time, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, which became the first Prix Goncourt-awarded book published by the company. |
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