La Nouvelle Librairie
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The Nouvelle Librairie nationale, rebranded as La Nouvelle Librairie in 2018, was a bookstore located at 11 Rue de Médicis, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Opened in July 2018 under the leadership of François Bousquet with an identitarian, far-right orientation, the bookstore ultimately closed again in May 2024 due to financial difficulties.
History
= Predecessor =
The Nouvelle Librairie nationale initially specialized in nationalist publications, offering a catalog of nearly 300 titles critical of the Third Republic.
Initially associated with the monarchist Action Française, under Georges Valois it became the birthplace of the Cercle Proudhon{{Cite book|title=Paris, No. 1 (Jan.–Feb. 1912) to No. 5-6 (July 1913); second series, No. 1 (Jan.–Feb. 1914)}}. an effort to attract individuals from socialism and revolutionary syndicalism.{{Cite journal|author=Géraud Poumarède|title=Le Cercle Proudhon ou l'impossible synthèse|journal=Mil neuf cent: Revue d'histoire intellectuelle|volume=12|year=1994}}
After founding Le Faisceau in 1925, Georges Valois severed ties with Charles Maurras and Action française. The Nouvelle Librairie nationale became Valois's property, renamed Librairie Valois, and briefly served as a publishing house for Le Faisceau authors and fascist theorists (1925–1928). By 1927, Valois distanced himself from fascism, pivoting the bookstore towards social and economic theory until its closure in 1932 during the Great Depression{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}.
= Reopening and Diversification =
File:Jean-Marie Le Pen 2019.jpg at a book signing for his Mémoires in October 2019.]]
In July 2018, the bookstore reopened at 11 Rue de Médicis under the name La Nouvelle Librairie, spearheaded by François Bousquet.{{Cite web|author=Jérôme Dupuis|title=A far-right bookstore challenges the Latin Quarter|date=2018-09-10|website=L'Express|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/une-librairie-d-extreme-droite-a-l-assaut-du-quartier-latin_2034002.html|access-date=2019-05-08}} Supported by the journal Éléments,{{Cite web|language=fr|author=Olivier Maulin|title=The manager of a nonconformist bookstore threatened by antifascists|url=https://www.valeursactuelles.com/societe/info-va-le-gerant-dune-librairie-anticonformiste-menace-par-des-antifas-98883|website=Valeurs actuelles|access-date=2019-06-25}} the bookstore also drew on inventory from the former Facta bookstore, associated with Emmanuel Ratier.{{Cite web|author=Mathieu Molard, Maxime Macé, and Pierre Plottu|title=The treasure of Ratier: The far right's most coveted archives|url=https://www.streetpress.com/sujet/1649080849-tresor-ratier-archives-plus-convoitees-extreme-droite-chatillon-loustau-soral|website=streetpress.com|date=2022-04-05}}
The bookstore faced multiple acts of vandalism.{{Cite web|title=A far-right bookstore vandalized ahead of Jean-Marie Le Pen's book signing|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/la-librairie-ou-jean-marie-le-pen-doit-dedicacer-son-livre-vandalisee_152829.html|website=HuffPost|date=2019-10-04|access-date=2022-11-07}}
In April 2024, François Bousquet announced the impending closure of the bookstore.{{Cite web|title=La Nouvelle Librairie: Farewell, but not goodbye!|url=https://www.revue-elements.com/la-nouvelle-librairie-ce-nest-quun-au-revoir/|website=Éléments|date=2024-04-25|access-date=2024-05-03}} Financial challenges led to its final closure on May 28, 2024.{{Cite web|title=La Nouvelle Librairie closes its doors as the identitarian right loses a cultural battle|url=https://www.marianne.net/societe/la-nouvelle-librairie-ferme-ses-portes-et-la-droite-identitaire-perd-une-bataille-culturelle-mais-pas-la-guerre|website=Marianne|access-date=2024-05-29}}
== Éditions de La Nouvelle Librairie ==
In August 2019, the Éditions de La Nouvelle Librairie was established, gaining prominence within identitarian right-wing circles with over 100 titles published by 2022.{{Cite journal|language=fr|title=La Nouvelle Librairie abandons plans to publish Matzneff amid death threats|journal=Le Monde.fr|date=2022-10-24|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/article/2022/10/24/la-nouvelle-librairie-qui-a-renonce-a-publier-matzneff-un-editeur-prise-par-la-droite-identitaire_6147130_4500055.html|access-date=2022-10-24}}
In 2022, plans to publish Derniers écrits avant le massacre, a collection by Gabriel Matzneff, were canceled due to "death threats" against staff, as announced by the publisher.
References
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See also
External links
- [https://www.sciencespo.fr/histoire/fr/fonds-archive/valois-georges-alfred-georges-gressent.html "Georges Valois Archive"] at the Sciences Po History Center
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Category:Publishing companies of France
Category:6th arrondissement of Paris
Category:Identitarian movement in France