Claude Durand in Nancy in 2011, Ji-It / Wikipedia Commons
Claude Durand, influential French book publisher and translator, died yesterday in Paris. He was 76 years old.
Claude Durand was translated influential Spanish-language writers in French, including the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende and Jorge Semprun.
He was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour July.
“Voyager-class talent, tireless defender of its authors, but also a man of” hits “to the legendary flair, Claude Durand will remain as one of the great figures of the French edition of forty last years. Until the end, he continued to enjoy Fayard his experience and contacts, and work daily with the authors. French literature and the Hachette Book Group owe much to him. “Said Arnaud Nourry, CEO of Hachette Book Group.
” My thoughts are with his wife Carmen, his family, all the authors he has accompanied and of course all the team Fayar “
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