Jean Paulhan (1884-1968) is often referred to as the "grey eminence" of the publishing world in France, where he played a central role in literary and intellectual life. He was editor of Nouvelle Revue FranÇaise from 1925 to 1940, and under his direction it became the most influential literary journal of interwar France. Among the authors he encouraged, edited, and published are Antonin Artaud, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus. A writer in his own right, Paulhan received the Grand Prix de LittÉrature of the AcadÉmie FranÇaise in 1951 and was elected to the AcadÉmie FranÇaise in 1963. Jennifer Bajorek is a lecturer in cultural studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, and has translated work by Sarah Kofman and Jacques Derrida. Charlotte Mandell has translated work by Maurice Blanchot, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jean Genet, and Jacques RanciÈre, among others. Eric Trudel is an assistant professor of French at Bard College and is the author of La terreur À l'oeuvre: ThÉorie, poÉtique et Éthique chez Jean Paulhan.
