José Corti

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José Corti is a library and publishing house located in Paris, France, founded in 1925.

It is named after its founder, José Corticchiato (1895-1984), and is one of France's most prestigious and low-profile independent publishing house. José Corticchiato started its business by publishing its surréalists friends' work including André Breton's, Paul Eluard's and Louis Aragon's.

José Corti's library is located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, 11, rue Médicis 75006.

The house is the lifelong publisher of French author Julien Gracq and owns the original publishing rights of Jan Potocki's masterpiece The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.

Its moto is "Rien de Commun" ("Nothing Common").