Éditions Rencontre

Éditions Rencontre (Meeting Editions) was a left wing publishing house in Francophone Switzerland founded in Lausanne in 1950. In 1970 they sold 6 million books globally to the Francophone world. Éditions Rencontre was founded as a co-operative society on 16 June 1950. It was founded with the aim of establishing La revue Rencontre, a youth culture magazine despite the founders having no experience in the publishing world. However it became one of the most important book clubs in Europe. The six founding members were: Henri Debluë Yves Velan Jean-Pierre Schlunegger Michel Dentan Georges Wagen Jean Messner However, they soon involved Pierre Balthasar de Muralt, who soon became the principal person running the company, particularly after the review and the publishing house split. In 1953 they started producing the "Great Novels" series, under the direction of Louis Guilloux.

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Éditions Rencontre is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 1971). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.