COLUMN. The dismissal of Olivier Nora from the Grasset publishing house has led to the departure of more than 100 writers. There is no known precedent for such an event, observes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.

Olivier Nora, the long-time CEO of the Grasset publishing house, was fired on Tuesday. He was replaced with a close associate of Vincent Bolloré, who took control of France's…

In an open letter, over 130 writers, including Virginie Despentes, Bernard-Henri Lévy, and Vanessa Springora, announced they were leaving the publishing house Grasset after the…