Founded: 1708
Stock is France’s oldest-established publishing house. It dates back to the founding of the Cailleau bookshop in 1708, which was later taken over by Pierre-Victor Stock. It has published authors such as Rousseau, Cocteau and Apollinaire, and in the twentieth century became a major publisher of foreign titles. Its series La Cosmopolite includes books by 20 Nobel prizewinners. Today, it is reviving its tradition of producing quality French fiction with, among others, its well-known Bleue collection, which includes major authors of contemporary fiction, like Erik Orsenna, Philippe Claudel, Claire Berest and Luc Lang. Stock also publishes leading essayists such as Alain Finkielkraut, Élisabeth de Fontenay, Jean-Pierre Le Goff and Annie Le Brun. Adrien Bosc won the Grand Prix de l’Académie Française, Christophe Boltanski was awarded the Prix Femina, Paolo Cognetti captured the Prix Médicis Étranger and Jean-Luc Coatalem won the Prix Femina Essai as well as the Prix Giono. In addition, Olivia de Lamberterie was awarded the Prix Renaudot Essai, Emmanuelle Lambert was honored with the Prix Femina Essai and Luc Lang won the Prix Médicis.