Isabelle Gallimard
Isabelle Gallimard is a French publisher and entrepreneur.Biography
Born in Paris the daughter of Claude and Simone Gallimard, Isabelle Gallimard studied sociology at the Sorbonne. From 1974 to 1984, she worked for cinema and television, notably in the service of the literary adaptations of Antenne 2 and the Gaumont cinematheque. In 1985, she became head of the audiovisual department of the Éditions Gallimard, then she entered the reading committee of this house in 1988, where she created the "Biblos" series in 1990.
In 1995, she took over the management of the Mercure de France, where she created new collections, and published French authors including Andreï Makine, Gilles Leroy, Denis Podalydès, Gwenaëlle Aubry, francophones and foreigners, as well as poets.
Isabelle Gallimard is co-main shareholder of and, as such, is a director of Gallimard and Flammarion.- 1995: creation of « Petit Mercure ».
- 1998: creation de la « Bibliothèque étrangère ».
- 1999: creation of « Temps retrouvé poche ».
- 2003: revival of « Temps retrouvé » large format.
- 2004: creation of « Traits et portraits », with the publication of L’Africain by J. M. G. Le Clézio.
- 2014: creation of « Le Mercure Noir ».
