About Jérôme Lindon
Lived 1925 – 2001 (aged 75). Jérôme Lindon was a French editor and publisher.
Jérôme Lindon (9 June 1925 – 9 April 2001) was a French publisher and head of publishing house Éditions de Minuit for more than fifty years. Lindon became a central figure of the Nouveau Roman in the 1950s, publishing Claude Simon, Nathalie Sarraute, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michel Butor and Robert Pinget. Tributes were paid by President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, and leading writers and publishers.
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Who was Jérôme Lindon?
French publisher (1925-2001)
When was Jérôme Lindon born?
Jérôme Lindon was born on 9 June 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Jérôme Lindon died on 9 April 2001 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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Jérôme Lindon was an editor and publisher.
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Jérôme Lindon was French.
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