JC Lattès
JC Lattès is a French publishing house.
Background
JC Lattès was founded in 1968 as Edition Speciale by Jean-Claude Lattès and Jacques Lanzmann. Lattès took it over in 1972, renamed it Editions Jean-Claude Lattès, and ran it until 1981. JC Lattès currently has a catalog of more than 1000 titles. Its major successes include:
- Le Sac de billes (A Bag of Marbles) by Joseph Joffo
- Le Vent du soir (The Wind in the Evening) by Jean d'Ormesson
- Le Nabab (The Nabob) by Irene Frain
- Leon l'Africain (Leo Africanus) by Amin Maalouf
- The Red Scarves
- The Officers
- Geisha[1]
Over the years, JC Lattès has published general-interest books by French and foreign authors, including both fiction and non-fiction.[1] Its authors have included Scott Turow, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Jean-François Parot, Jean d'Aillon, Ake Edwardson, Lars Christensen Saabye, and Karin Fossum.[1]
Works
Some of the company's success stories include the discovery of Dan Brown, author of:
- The Da Vinci Code
- Angels and Demons
- Deception Point
- Digital Fortress
Notable novels in French
References
- 1 2 3 "Who Are We?". JC Lattès. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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