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Also known as Éditions L'Harmattan, Harmattan

'''Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan''' (), is one of the largest French book publishers, founded by Denis Pryen and Robert Ageneau in 1975. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in West Africa.

Key facts

Publisher.name
Éditions L'Harmattan
Publisher.image
Éditions L'Harmattan.JPG
Publisher.alt
Logo Éditions L'Harmattan.png
Publisher.caption
L'Harmattan's headquarters in Paris, France
Publisher.status
Active
Publisher.founder
Robert Ageneau and Denis Pryen
Publisher.country
France
Publisher.headquarters
Paris
Publisher.distribution
Worldwide
Publisher.publications
Books and magazines
Publisher.topics
Humanities
Publisher.revenue
(2018)

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Company
Founded
1975
Location
Paris, France
Also known as
L'Harmattan, Éditions L'Harmattan
Status
Active

ISNI 0000 0001 2242 7222

Wikidata facts

Official name
LIBRAIRIE-EDITIONS L'HARMATTAN
Country
France
Headquarters
Paris
Main subject
literature
Image
Librairie L'Harmattan, Paris - 2019.jpg
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Commons category
L'Harmattan
inception
1975-06-11
location of formation
Paris
social media followers
2426
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • History
  • Business model
  • Book series
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

'''Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan''' (), is one of the largest French book publishers, founded by Denis Pryen and Robert Ageneau in 1975. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in West Africa.

Éditions L'Harmattan, which initially specialized in publishing French-language works in the humanities and social sciences, has four publishing houses in Europe, eleven in Africa, and two bookstores in Paris.

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