Contemporary Authors
First editions, inscribed copies, and manuscripts by contemporary authors. Discover our selection of rare books from 20th- and 21st-century literature.
67 works
Marie Ndiaye
Rosie Carpe
Paris, Editions de Minuit, (January 23) 2001.$240
Pascal Quignard
Le Salon de Wurtemberg
Paris, Gallimard, (July 11) 1986.Deluxe copy, inscribed$840
Jean-Baptiste Andréa
Veiller sur elle
Paris, L'Iconoclaste, (June) 2023.Prix Goncourt 2023, triple prize-winner$120
Atiq Rahimi
Syngué sabour
Paris, P.O.L., (May) 2008.Signed presentation inscription$84
Atiq Rahimi
Syngué sabour
Paris, P.O.L., (May) 2008.Maurice Nadeau's copy, inscribed$240
Atiq Rahimi
Syngué sabour
Paris, P.O.L., (May) 2008.With a signed presentation inscription$240
Michel Houellebecq
Le Sens du combat
Paris, Flammarion, (March) 1996.Inscribed, with a signed photographic portrait$2,400
Didier Van Cauwelaert
L’Impasse des rêves
Paris, Albin Michel, (May) 2025.One of 15 deluxe copies$120
Michel Houellebecq
La Carte et le Territoire
Paris, Flammarion, (August) 2010.Deluxe Goncourt 2010 copy with a signed photographic print$8,400
Michel Houellebecq
Le Sens du combat
Paris, Flammarion, (March) 1996.Rare first printing, signed copy$720
J. M. G. Le Clézio
Onitsha
Paris, Gallimard, (March 5) 1991.Deluxe copy on Holland paper$2,040
Pierre Michon
La Grande Beune
Lagrasse, Verdier, (December) 1995.Michon's other masterwork$2,160
François Weyergans
Je suis écrivain
Paris, Gallimard, (May 18) 1989.Deluxe issue on Holland paper$120
Pascal Quignard
Le Salon de Wurtemberg
Paris, Gallimard, (July 11) 1986.Signed on the first edition, to Brochier$96
Laurent Mauvignier
Continuer
Paris, Éditions de Minuit, (April 18) 2016.Deluxe issueReserved
Véronique Olmi
Bakhita
Paris, Albin Michel, (June) 2017.A near-miss for the Goncourt, deluxe copy$240
Pascal Quignard
Les Larmes
Paris, Grasset, (September) 2016.$720
Patrick Modiano
Souvenirs dormants
Paris, Gallimard, (September) 2017.Deluxe copy, signed presentation$720
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
L’Elixir d’amour
Paris, Albin Michel, (April) 2014.Deluxe copy on bouffant paper$180
J. M. G. Le Clézio
Terra Amata
Paris, Gallimard, (September 20) 1967.Deluxe copy on Holland paper$960
Amélie Nothomb
Frappe-toi le coeur
Paris, Albin Michel, (June) 2017.$300
Amélie Nothomb
La Nostalgie heureuse
Paris, Albin Michel, (July) 2013.One of 35 deluxe copies$240
Philippe Labro
Le Petit Garçon
Paris, Gallimard, (July 10) 1990.Deluxe copy, inscribed$216
Laurent Mauvignier
Continuer
Paris, Éditions de Minuit, (April 18) 2016.Deluxe issue, inscribed$600
J.M.G. Le Clézio
La Fièvre
Paris, Gallimard, (February 18) 1965.Deluxe copy on Holland paper$480
Pascal Quignard
Princesse vieille reine
Paris, Éditions Galilée, (August) 2015.With an autograph page$480
Amélie Nothomb
Riquet à la houppe
Paris, Albin Michel, (June) 2016.One of 35 deluxe copies. Charles Perrault revisited$240
Christian Oster
Dans le train
Paris, Minuit, (March 1) 2002.Deluxe copy, signed presentation inscription$120
Jean Echenoz
L’Équipée malaise
Paris, Éditions de Minuit, (December 1) 1986.Echenoz's third novel, inscribed to Sylvie Genevoix$240
Alexandre Jardin
Le Petit Sauvage
Paris, Gallimard, (July 2) 1992.Sylvie Genevoix's copy, inscribed$240
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