JC Lattès

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JC Lattès is a French publishing house. A division of Hachette Livre since 1981, JC Lattès' catalogue includes the works of Dan Brown, as well as Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James.

Founder Jean-Claude Lattès died on January 17, 2018.

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
• Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
• 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]

Notable novels in French[]

• Un sac de billes by Joseph Joffo
• Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf
• Le Code De Vinci by Dan Brown

References[]

External links[]

• JC Lattès official website

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