Jean-Claude Fasquelle

Jean-Claude Fasquelle (29 November 1930 – 13 March 2021) was a French publisher.[1]

Jean-Claude Fasquelle
Jean-Claude Fasquelle au Festival international de géographie 2000
Born29 November 1930
Died13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 90)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationEditor

Biography

Born in 1930, Jean-Claude was the son of Charles Fasquelle, himself the son of the founder of Éditions Fasquelle.[2][3] Jean-Claude Fasquelle graduated with a law degree.[4]

In 1954, he began directing Éditions Fasquelle. The publisher merged with Éditions Grasset in 1959 and he subsequently became director general. He became CEO of the company in 1981 after the retirement of Bernard Privat and became chairman of its supervisory board in 2000. He was succeeded by Olivier Nora.[5] During his time at Grasset, he founded the Libelles collection, which featured authors such as Jacques Audiberti, Jean Cau, Bernard Frank, François Nourissier, Roger Vailland, and others. He oversaw the publication of Brigitte Bardot's autobiography in 1995.[6] His main rival as a publisher was Claude Durand.[7][8]

In 1970, Fasquelle purchased Le Nouveau Magazine Littéraire, which was sold in the 2000s to Groupe Artémis.[9] From 1985 to 1997, he owned the chess magazine Europe Échecs. After his departure from Grasset, he became honorary president of the publishing house.[10] In 2000, he contributed to Les Hussards. Une génération littéraire, was published by Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle. In 2015, he became a key shareholder for La nave di Teseo, a publishing house founded by Umberto Eco.[11] He served on the judicial boards for the Prix Méditerranée and the Prix Jean Freustié. He was also Vice-President of the Société littéraire des amis d'Émile Zola.[12]

Fasquelle was married to Solange de La Rochefoucauld, who divorced him in 2000 and died in August 2016.[13] The couple had one daughter, Ariane, who died in April 2016.[14] His second wife, Nicky Jegher Fasquelle, died on 13 April 2020. She directed Le Nouveau Magazine Littéraire for more than 35 years.[15]

Jean-Claude Fasquelle died in Paris on 13 March 2021 at the age of 90.[16]

References
  1. "Jean-Claude Fasquelle, seigneur de l'édition française, s'éteint". Livres Hebdo (in French). 13 March 2021.
  2. "Le secret d'un grand éditeur: Jean-Claude Fasquelle". France Culture (in French). 19 November 2011.
  3. "L'énigmatique M. Fasquelle". L'Express (in French). 18 November 1999.
  4. "Extrait de la fiche de M. Jean-Claude FASQUELLE". Société Générale de Presse (in French).
  5. "Maison Grasset & Fasquelle, successeurs". Libération (in French). 28 October 1999.
  6. "Et Jean-Claude Fasquelle publia Bardot". Le Figaro (in French). 1 September 2017.
  7. "Disparition de Claude Durand, pilier de Fayard et de toute l'édition française". L'Express (in French). 7 May 2015.
  8. "Claude Durand quitte la présidence des éditions Fayard au profit d'Olivier Nora". Le Monde (in French). 23 March 2009.
  9. "Le nom de la rose et celui de la cicerbite". Le Monde (in French). 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011.
  10. "Maison Grasset". Grasset (in French).
  11. "Le nouvel éditeur La nave di Teseo se lance avec des auteurs prestigieux". Livres Hebdo (in French). 24 November 2015.
  12. "Bureau directeur". Les Cahiers naturalistes (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. "Mort de la romancière Solange Fasquelle". Le Monde (in French). 15 August 2016.
  14. "Décès de l'éditrice Ariane Fasquelle". Livres Hebdo (in French). 20 April 2016.
  15. "Adieu à Nicky Fasquelle". La Règle du Jeu (in French). 13 April 2020.
  16. "Mort de Jean-Claude Fasquelle: "Il avait une capacité infinie à comprendre l'âme humaine"". Le Figaro (in French). 15 March 2021.
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