Private company

Éditions Julliard

French publisher

Éditions Julliard is a French publishing house and was founded in 1942 by René Julliard. Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the managing director, Christian Bourgois, took over the publishing house.2 It is part of Éditions Robert Laffont.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Editions Julliard
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Éditions Julliard is a French publishing house and was founded in 1942 by René Julliard. Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the managing director, Christian Bourgois, took over the publishing house.2

Corporate structure

Éditions Julliard is part of a group headed by Éditions Robert Laffont. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Éditions Julliard was soon repurchased by the publishing house Presses de la Cité. Christian Bourgois created his own publishing house in 1966.

In 1953, André Frank and Jean-Louis Barrault created the review of the Renaud-Barrault books (Les Cahiers Renaud-Barrault), published at Éditions Julliard until Julliard's death, then at Éditions Gallimard.

Éditions Julliard was revived in 1988, when Christian Bourgois decided to appoint Élisabeth Gille as literary director. They sought out and published new talents, such as Lydie Salvayre and Régine Detambel, but also the great names of Éditions Julliard history, like Françoise Sagan.

Christian Bourgois and Élisabeth Gille left the publishing house at the beginning of 1992, following internal disagreements with the Presses de la Cité. François Bourin was managing director from 1992-1995.

Betty Mialet and Bernard Barrault have acted as managing directors of Éditions Julliard since 1995.

From Wikipedia’s article on Éditions Julliard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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