French Billionaire Bolloré Defiant After 170 Authors Quit Grasset Publisher
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-19 06:49 UTC
- Sources: Deutsche Welle, DW Europe
Vincent Bolloré has pledged to find new authors for French publisher Grasset after 170 writers departed, citing political interference in editorial decisions. French President Macron has publicly weighed in on the controversy, which has rattled France's literary establishment.
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