Sixty writers including Michel Bussi, Marc Lévy, Erik Orsenna, Danielle Steel, Christiane Taubira and Tatiana de Rosnay, will participate in a joint collection of new unpublished news written during confinement, to support the action of caregivers, announced Tuesday the Editis group, heavyweight of publishing in France.
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Available on April 16, " Des mots par la fenêtre " will bring together 64 texts signed by the authors of the group's various publishing houses. It will go on sale at a price of 4.99 euros on the Read.com website and digital platforms. The rights will be donated to the Paris Hospitals Foundation - Hospitals of France.
" Letters, poems, short stories, free exercises ...: the authors of Editis were given free rein to imagine and propose, during this period of confinement, texts inspired by freedom, escape, hope, solidarity, ”emphasizes Editis. The group and the participating authors thus wish "to join in the surge of solidarity which, everywhere in France, emerges spontaneously to greet and support those who, every day, are on the front line facing this epidemic and risk their lives. to save those of others ”.
French leader in publishing, Editis brings together nearly 50 publishing houses including Plon, 10/18, L'Archipel, Nathan, Julliard and First Editions.