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2000-2013
Over a decade of bestsellers
Out of 297 books published
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80% 231 titles
on
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173 have been widely
sold abroad
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75,000
10 times larger
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copies
than the average
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reference
commercial fiction
and mass-market non-fiction
The brand XO is a
for readers of
Christian Jacq
Guillaume Musso José Frèches
Romain Sardou
Leila
Souad
27 Million
copies in the world
29 languages
17 Million
copies in the world
36 languages
1.7 Million
copies in France
18 languages
895 000
copies in the world
21 languages
2.3 Million
copies in the world
36 languages
1.6 Million
copies in France
23 languages
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Guillaume Musso
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Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf
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Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf
Next
Susan Hopper v1. The Lost Perfume
Oksa Pollock
p. 10 䉴 Bernard Minier
The Circle
p. 11 䉴 Nicolas Vanier
Belle and Sebastian
p. 12 䉴 Mireille Calmel
Richard the Lionheart v1. Saladin’s Shadow
p. 13 䉴 Gilbert Bordes
The Newfoundland Violin
p. 14 䉴 Romain Sardou
America: The Red Hand
p. 15 䉴 Christian Jacq
Cleopatra’s Last Dream
p. 16 䉴 Cyril Massarotto
The Forgotten One
p. 17 䉴 José Frèches
I, Confucius…
p. 18 䉴 Max Gallo
A History of the First World War.
1914: The Fate of the World
p. 19 䉴 Élisabeth Teissier
Are you her Mars? Is she your Venus?
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Next
Guillaume Musso
Demain
The #1 best-selling novelist
in France 2011 & 2012*
She is his past…he is her future.
©Paul Thomas Gooney et Hayden Verry/Arcangel Images
• “A breath-taking suspense novel paired with
a poignant romantic comedy through the lens of time.
A guaranteed success.” RTL
• “A love story that challenges the laws of time, (...) an
intricate plot (...) as rich as one could wish and that
surprises you right until the end.” Le Figaro Littéraire
• “In his 10th novel, Guillaume Musso orchestrates a
clever mix of genres and weaves a gripping suspense
plot over the backdrop of a love triangle. Impressive.”
Metro
• “What an acrobat! Guillaume Musso is a magician of
suspense, an extra-temporal acrobat who constantly
works on improving his show.” Le Parisien
NOVEL
444 p.
Published
February 28, 2013.
Photo © Emanuele Scorcelletti
Emma lives in New York. At age 32, she is still looking for Mr. Right.
Matthew lives in Boston. He lost his wife in a terrible accident and is
raising his four-year-old daughter alone.
A serendipitous e-mail encounter and correspondence leads them to
believe they may finally have found happiness. Anxious to see each
other, they agree to meet in a small Italian restaurant in Manhattan.
The same day at the same time, they both push open the door to the
restaurant and are shown to the same table. And yet,
they never cross paths.
A game of lies? A figment of the imagination?
Some form of manipulation? Caught in a form of
NEXT:
reality beyond their comprehension, Matthew
#1 BESTSELLER
and Emma quickly come to understand that
SINCE
neither of them was simply stood up…
PUBLICATION
A mysterious and moving adventure.
A genius plot on the fringe of reality.
Diabolical, intense and captivating suspense. n
Guillaume Musso
is a phenomenon.
Through his ten novels,
translated the world over,
this 39-year-old
has conquered the hearts
of millions of readers,
and has imposed an original
style, where suspense
and emotion are closely
woven together.
*source GFK
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10 bestsellers in 10 years
Almost 17 Million copies sold worldwide
An ever-growing success
*source GFK
At the top
of the charts in 2012!!!
Praise for Guillaume Musso in France…
• “Fascination ensues. We dive into the
‘Musso mystery’ like children jumping
into puddles with both feet at once.”
Le Parisien
• “A jaw-dropping revelation pushes Call
from an Angel into the thriller genre
more intensely than ever before for
Musso.” RTL
• “Musso’s style is as effective and
cinematic as ever.” Le Point
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• “A romantic thriller dressed in pink and
black […] A story that could happen to
any of us.” France Info
• “Endearing characters and suspense.
The investigation keeps us holding our
breath right up to the end.”
France 2, midday news
• “Guillaume Musso confirms his true
talent as a storyteller.” TV Mag/Le Figaro
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Sold in 36 languages
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Visit Guillaume Musso on Facebook and on
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• “A little mysterious, a lot romantic and
plenty entertaining.” Cosmopolitan (UK)
• “Riveting and full of emotion.” Elle
(Germany)
• “A subtle alchemy of suspense and
feelings…impeccably structured.”
La Reppublica (Italy)
• “Smoothly and efficiently written.
[Musso] tackles major subjects
with great narrative tension.”
(Dziennik Polski)
• “A novel that allows us to forget
the humdrum of daily life and even to
escape. A novel that makes us dream.”
The Kyunghyang Daily News
(South Korea)
• “French author, Musso’s beautiful and
thoughtful love story, is good for the
soul and spirit.” Cosmopolitan (Taiwan)
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A NEW SERIES BY THE AUTHORS OF
Anne Plichota
and Cendrine Wolf
Susan
Hopper v.1
The Lost Perfume
Fantasy series for young
adults in 3 volumes
Illustration © Laura Csajagi
396 p.
Published
on March 21, 2013
Partial English
translation
available
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A unique and endearing protagonist, a
haunted mansion in Scotland, both zany and
unsettling characters and… a mystery to
solve!
After the resounding success of their first
series, Cendrine Wolf and Anne Plichota are
embarking on a new adventure: Susan
Hopper, a new cocktail dreamed up by these
fantasy-loving authors.
Susan is three years old when she loses her
parents in a terrible fire. For ten years, she
lives between an orphanage and foster
homes, each experience ending in failure.
Until one day, she meets the Hoppers. She
and Eliot, age 15, a “Child of the Night”
suffering from a genetic disorder, are
immediately drawn to each other and bond
through their nightly adventures.
As she arrives at the Hopper’s mansion,
Susan begins sharing strange dreams with
Eliot, his grandfather Alfred and their little
dog Georgette. All four of them are thrown
into the heart of a very dark secret, sparked
by a curse tightly linked to Susan’s family
history, in a world where the living dead,
ghosts and wandering souls intermingle… n
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A new protagonist.
A new dark tale.
Anne Plichota: 44 years old, she lives in Strasbourg
with her 14-year-old daughter. After studying
the Chinese language and culture, she spent some time
in Korea and worked in China. She has had several jobs:
Chinese teacher, nurse’s aide, public letter writer
and librarian. She enjoys working; English and American
literature; Gothic literature; listening to people
and hearing about their stories.
Cendrine Wolf: 43 years old, she lives in Strasbourg.
She studied sports and worked in the socio-cultural
environment, in so-called “problem” neighborhoods.
Dynamic, spontaneous and determined,
she loves illustrating, speed in every shape
and form, and fantasy literature.
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Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf
Oksa Pollock
Volume 1, The Last
Hope, March 15, 2010,
496 pages
Volume 2, The Forest of
the Lost, May 17, 2010,
368 pages
Volume 3, The Heart of
Two Worlds, March 14,
2011, 368 pages
Volume 4, The Cursed
Ties, March 15, 2012,
384 pages
Volume 5, The Reign of
the Felons, November
12, 2012, 336 pages
FA N TA S Y S E R I E S
Full English translation of V.1
available
T O TA L
PRINT RUN:
300,000
COPIES!
Fantasy series for young
readers in 6 volumes
This originally self-published series has become a true phenomenon.
17 years old, Oksa Pollock has gone from being a school girl in London to fulfilling
her destiny as the Young Graciousness – ruler – of Edefia, an invisible former utopia
hidden near Earth.
Dessin © Laura Csajagi
In volume 5, Oksa and the Run-for-your-Lives have finally made it back to the
Outside!
Now back in London, The Young Graciousness must face new challenges… she is
reunited with both her mother and Gus, her best friend, but her heart is bruised:
Tugdual, the Gothic object of her affections, fled to join Orthon who he just learned
is his biological father. Thirsty for revenge, Orthon uses all his wits and strength to
take over the world, which has grown weak after all the recent calamity. The Runfor-your-Lives decide to lead an attack on the Felons, leading to a cruel battle in
which manipulation, cunning and supernatural powers are the weapons of choice.
But the line between Good and Evil has never been so blurry…
The magic continues, more fantastic than ever!
Warning, this book is magical. Once we get to know Oksa, we can’t live without
her, or without the amazing Pollock family and the extravagant creatures of
their world... n
Visit Oksa Pollock on Facebook
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…and the phenomenon spread
to 27 foreign publishers:
Brazil: Suma / Santillana group
Bulgaria: Riva
Catalunia: Columna
Croatia: Skolska Knjiga
Czech Republic: Jota
Estonia: As Tea Kirjastus
Germany: Oetinger verlag
Hungary: Könyvmolyképzœ Kiadó
Israel: Dani Books
Italy: Sperling & Kupfer
Japan: Nishimura
Korea: Sodam & Taeil
Latvia: J.L.V Jumava
Montenegro: Prosvetno Delo
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Poland: Czarna Owca
Portugal: Presenca
Romania: Allfa
Russia: Olma Media
Serbia: Mono I Manjana
Slovakia: SPN Mlade Leta
Spain (World Castilian and Catalan):
Planeta
Sweden: Rabén and Sjögren
United Kingdom: Pushkin Press
Taiwan: Sun Colors
Turkey: Artemis / Alfa Group
Vietnam: Nha Nam
LEAD TITLE FOR PUSHKIN
PRESS’ NEW CHILDREN’S
LIST. TO BE LAUNCHED IN
THE UK IN JUNE 2013!!
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Bernard Minier The Circle
Le Cercle
After the resounding success
of ICED, Police Chief Martin
Servaz is called to investigate
another complicated crime.
THRILLER
Photo © Gaelle Humbert
572 p.
Published
October 15, 2012
Partial English translation
available
Bernard Minier grew up at the foot
of the Pyrenees. He has received
several Short Fiction awards.
Iced was his first novel and became
a rapid success.
June 2010. In the middle of a World Cup match, Martin Servaz receives
a call from a long-lost lover. A dozen kilometers away in the town of
Marsac, Classics professor Claire Diemar has been brutally assassinated
and a dog-breeder eaten alive by his own animals.
And what of the mysterious e-mail indicating
that that Julian Hirtmann, the most twisted
of all serial killers, is back…?!
Why are death and violence looming
over a small university town in
Southwestern France where Servaz
was a student in his youth and where
his daughter now studies?
With the help of Irene Ziegler and
Esperandieu, Servaz will uncover the
existence of a very vengeful group and
reopen painful wounds from his past. He will
learn of betrayal and of depravity and will not walk away
unharmed.
Bernard Minier plunges readers once again into a perfectly constructed
dark and oppressive atmosphere, driven by a gripping plot, and pushes
the limits of the genre. n
A L R E A DY
32,000
COPIES
SOLD!
䉴 RIGHTS ALREADY SOLD IN 7 COUNTRIES:
MULHOLLAND/HODDER (UK),
MINOTAUR/ST. MARTINS (US via HODDER)
ROCA (SPAIN), PIEMME (ITALY),
DROEMER (GERMANY),
REBIS (POLAND), GABO (HUNGARY)
NOMINATED FOR THE ELLE READER’S
PRIZE IN 2012 AND 2013!
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Full English
translation
available
• An oppressive atmosphere, a suspenseful
plotline, a relentless foray into our deepest,
darkest fears.
• Already 170,000 copies!
• A revelation! Sold in 9 languages!
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Belle and Sebastian
Nicolas Vanier
Belle et Sébastien
Nicolas Vanier is France’s Jack
London: 1.3 million copies sold
in France
Nicolas Vanier delivers a brilliant new version of Belle and Sebastian, a
story of friendship between an orphan and his Great Pyrenees dog in
the middle of World War II.
High up in a village in the Alps, where chamois race with
groundhogs and where mountain summits kiss the clouds,
life was sweet until the Germans came and the Beast
appeared: a blood-thirsty monster who wanders the
mountains killing sheep. The whole village wanted to kill it.
All except one. Sebastian, a wild boy raised in the shadows
of the mountains, has sworn to defend the Beast. He is
surrounded by Cesar, his taciturn grandfather, Angelina, like
a sister to him, and William, the young village doctor. They are
all trying to go about their lives despite German occupation and
avoid Lieutenant Peter Braun’s malicious surveillance.
While Angelina, a baker, must provide more bread to Braun’s troops at
all costs, Dr William is helping Jewish people cross the borders to
freedom. One evening, on Christmas 1943, William is wounded and
cannot reach a Jewish family waiting for him on the summits. Angelina,
Sebastian and Belle will risk their lives to make sure the fugitives make it
safely to freedom.
War, though, is full of surprises and the truth is never what we expect.
In a splendid setting, this is a magnificent story of bravery, friendship and
love. n
NOVEL
374 p.
To be published
May 23, 2013
When he is not off exploring
the Arctic, Nicolas Vanier lives in the
Loire Valley with his wife and two
children. He is the author of many travel
books and adventure novels, amongst
which Gold in the Snow is currently being
adapted for the big screen. His four
previous novels published by XO have all
been best-sellers.
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: THE MOVIE
• A new feature film directed by Nicolas Vanier to be
released in France for Christmas 2013
• Rights to Belle and Sebastian – the movie have been
sold in: CANADA, AUSTRALIA/NZ, SOUTH KOREA, INDIA,
GERMANY/AUS/SWITZ, GREECE, ITALY, BENELUX,
PORTUGAL, BULGARIA, HUNGARY, POLAND, CZECH
REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA,
MIDDLE EAST, TURKEY
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: THE BACKGROUND
• A live-action TV series and a series of novels
by Cécile Aubry (1960s)
• A cartoon (1980s)
© Nicolas Vanier
FIRST PRINT
RUN: 60,000
COPIES
䉴
NICOLAS
VANIER’S NOVELS
ARE SOLD IN
7 LANGUAGES
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Mireille Calmel
Richard the Lionheart.
v1: Saladin’s Shadow
Richard Cœur de lion. v1: L’Ombre de Saladin
After 3 volumes on Eleanor
of Aquitaine (almost 1 Million
copies sold), now, Richard the
Lionheart.
NOVEL
FIRST PRINT
RUN: 30,000
COPIES
Photo © Bruno Lévy / Photo12.com
418 p.
Published
March 18,
2013
This is the first of two novels by Mireille Calmel on Richard the Lionheart.
This warrior and poet springs back to life through Calmel’s magical
pen.
1189. A new king dons the crown of England. He is called
Richard the Lionheart. His team of confidants includes his
mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, widow of Henry Plantagenet
and Eloin Rudel, his lover and mistress. It also includes the
power of the three swords of the legend of Avalon:
Excalibur, Marmiadoise and Durendal. Will their light be
enough to stave off the betrayal and lies of John Lackland,
the youngest of the Plantagenets in England or Saladin,
commander of the Infidels, who is quickly gaining power in
the East?
Under Loanna de Grimwald’s watchful eye, the only crusade against
these shadowy enemies will be one of courage, love, and abnegation.
Without fail. n
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Born in 1964, Mireille Calmel has been
writing since she the age of eight.
Like many authors, her writing career
started discreetly, with songs, short
stories, plays. Then, she took several
years to write her first novel, Eleanor's
Bed (XO, 2002), the success of which
was like a fairytale come true for Mireille.
She has published a total of 7 novels with
XO, all of which have been best-sellers.
Mireille lives in the Aquitaine region with
her husband and two children.
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MIREILLE CALMEL’S WORKS ARE SOLD
IN 14 LANGUAGES!
“Mireille Calmel returns with her
special recipe for mixing medieval
history and Arthurian legend in a
well-structured plot.”
Carrefour Savoirs
“While plunging into history, we are swept away
by the gripping rhythm of an adventure novel.”
La Manche Libre
“This novel mixes history and Arthurian characters in a
maelstrom of passion, war and love…Bestselling author
Mireille Calmel dresses a spicy narrative which will
captivate avid readers of the genre.”
Sud-Ouest
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Gilbert Bordes
The Newfoundland
Violin
Un violon sur la mer
The story of a man torn
between the call of the open
sea and an impossible love.
After The Winter Children, Gilbert Bordes delivers a portrait of the
life of fishermen and their passions.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the terre-neuvas left Brittany
for the shoals of Newfoundland off the Canadian coast to fish for
cod. These fishermen lived for months confined to a boat, but
paradoxically found it very freeing. The ocean, the wind and the
clouds were their allies and their worst enemies.
Among them was Yann Beaurelec, 19 years old and the son of a
doctor, who boarded the Queen Mary on the spur of the moment.
Heartbroken after the disappearance of the mysterious
Francesca, he thinks he has lost her forever. To
distance himself from his father, who did
everything possible to ruin his relationship with
Francesca, he believes this new adventure will
allow him to start over from scratch.
He carries only one souvenir of his former life
– the violin left to him by the beautiful Italian
girl before she disappeared. From Paimpol to
St-Pierre-et-Miquelon, from Bordeaux to the
Mediterranean coast, Yann proves to be a gifted
terre-neuva, like his grandfather before him. As he
pursues his destiny, along with it comes friendship,
then love.
But will this adventurous existence be enough to contain the
passion consuming him? n
NOVEL
374 p.
Published
February 14, 2013
Partial English translation
available
“A captivating reconstitution of the very rough
profession of the terre-neuvas is at the heart of this
adventure novel.” Tele-Z
“A fresco in the great tradition of maritime novels…
and a breath of fresh air!” Notre Temps
“Gilbert Bordes mixes love and friendship in this
novel of passion and brings the hard moments of
the terre-neuvas back to life.” L’Est Éclair
© AFP Photo/Diarmid Courreges
FIRST PRINT
RUN: 20,000
COPIES!
Gilbert Bordes was a teacher and a
journalist before turning to writing. He
has written numerous novels, both
contemporary and historical, and
divides his time between his two
passions: writing and violin-making.
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Romain Sardou
America: The Red
Hand America, La Main rouge*
From the birth of the thirteen
colonies to the present day,
a merciless hatred grows
between two families…
A ruthless vendetta with a dazzling historical perspective
NOVEL
Photo ©Emanuele Scorceletti
440 p.
Published October 1st 2012
Partial English translation
available
1733. One man embarks on a new journey, the other returns home.
Englishman, Philip Muir has boarded a ship with one hundred or so
pilgrims to populate the newly formed 13th American colony: Georgia.
Meanwhile, the pirate most hated by the British crown, Irishman Charles
Bateman, has just left prison in Britain to set sail for his hometown, New
York. In exchange for his freedom, the infamous buccaneer promised to
erase all ties with his past, convert to Protestantism and marry Flora van
Cortlandt, daughter of his mysterious benefactor
Cornelius van Cortlandt.
Philip discovers uninhabited wilderness.
Charles returns to a city filled with enemies
and bad memories. Philip dreams of a
more just world. Charles wants to
destroy the current one.
With strong, intoxicating and rebellious
women pushing them forward, the two
men become a part of history and amass
great fortune. It seems nothing will get in
the way of their rise to success. Unless, that
is, they cross paths.
In the middle of the American Revolution, the
Muirs and the Batemans are waging a war of their own,
stronger than ever, and run the risk of losing everything.
From unbridled ambition, rivalry, betrayal, and impossible love, Romain
Sardou tells the story of two men caught up in turmoil: two unforgettable
destinies; two faces of America. n
AMERICA:
•210,000
CO P I ES
•2 4 WEEKS
ON THE BES TSELLER LIS T
Born in 1974 of a long line of artists,
Romain Sardou developed a passion
at a young age for opera, theatre
* America: The Red Hand can be read independently of America: The Thirteen Colony.
and literature. He left the lycée in
the year before graduation with the
“This is a superb tableau, somewhere between thriller
firm intention of becoming a
and family saga, with the birth of the United States as a
playwright. After living 2 years in
Los Angeles, where he wrote
backdrop.” France Dimanche
scripts for children, he came back to
“We do find all the ingredients of success: discovery,
France and wrote a very successful
conflict, passion, money, a good guy, a bad guy…”
first novel Forgive us our Sins
Femme Actuelle
followed by other successful
“By blending fact and fiction, the well-documented
medieval thrillers, contemporary
Romain Sardou navigates from port to starboard with a
thrillers, as well as a philosophical
novel. His works have been
knack for action and dialogue.” Aujourd’hui en France
translated into 21 languages.
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Cleopatra’s Last Dream Christian Jacq
Le Dernier rêve de Cléopâtre
For the first time, the legendary
love story and power struggle
between Cleopatra and Caesar
as told by Christian Jacq.
Without Caesar, Cleopatra could never have regained Egypt; without
Cleopatra, Caesar could never have established lasting peace in the
Orient.
Queen at age 18, Cleopatra dreamed of reforming her country, only to be
exiled by her young, power-hungry brother. In exile, her destiny was to die
in despair, far from her kingdom.
But Cleopatra would not accept this destiny.
She makes it her goal to recover the jewel of Alexandria whilst the Orient
is on fire and at arms in the bloody battle led by Caesar and Pompey.
Then Cleopatra, a young, highly-educated and breathtakingly beautiful
woman, meets Caesar, the conqueror of all conquerors who seduces with
wit and irresistible charm.
The two fall madly in love and become the most
powerful couple in the world. They are
determined to bring Egypt back to its former
splendor. With the mythical Hermes as her
guide, Cleopatra the Greek becomes
Cleopatra the Egyptian. A crazy dream
pushes her forward: restoring the Egyptian
throne.
Their passionate love thus superposes a
new political reality, putting an end to years
of crisis and conflict: East and West come
together and prosperity returns. n
NOVEL
416 p.
Published
October 15, 2012
Partial English
translation available.
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• 100,000 COPIES ALREADY SOLD!
• SOLD IN 6 LANGUAGES!
Photo © Françoise Jacq
15 W E E KS
ON THE
FICTION
BESTSELLER
LIST!
Christian Jacq became
a world-wide success with his
Champollion and Ramses
series. His novels sparked an
unprecedented mass-market
passion for ancient Egypt that
remains active to this day.
His world-famous series at XO
• The Stone of light
• Queen Liberty
• The Mysteries of Osiris
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Cyril Massarotto
The Forgotten One
Le Premier oublié
With great finesse, humor and
sensitivity, Cyril Massarotto
brings us to the edges of the
mind, memory and familial love.
NOVEL
Photo © Bruno Levy / Photo 12
234 p.
Published
September 17, 2012
Partial English translation
available
A few months ago, Madeleine started forgetting things. Oh, you know, little
things. Nothing to worry about. But then one day she forgot where she had
parked her car. In a panic, she tried to call her husband, Max, but could not
seem to find his number anywhere in her address book. And come to think
of it, is Max actually his name? Her son Thomas confirms that her husband’s
name is Max, but that he passed away several months earlier.
The diagnosis is in: Madeleine has Alzheimer’s.
A mixture of tender and bitter, The Forgotten One has two narrators: Thomas
and Madeleine, both dealing with Alzheimer’s in their own way. Thomas is
the first of Madeleine’s children who she forgets: the forgotten one. Yet
Thomas, a writer who has lost his inspiration, is her primary caregiver and
spends all of his time with her, to the point of exhaustion. Madeline, on the
other hand, lives through the progressive and implacably dehumanizing
experience of her illness. n
䉴 RIGHTS SOLD IN 3 LANGUAGES: ULLSTEIN
(GERMAN), EKSMO (RUSSIAN), CROWN
(COMPLEX CHINESE).
Born in 1975, Cyril Massarotto
lives near Perpignan.
For a long time, he was the lyricist
for his band, Saint-Louis, before
starting to feel limited by that creative
outlet. So he upped the ante in 2006,
by trying his hand at writing.
And it was a success! Cyril Massarotto
has now published a total of four novels
with Editions XO. In 2008, he decided
to leave his job as the director
of a nursery school and to devote
himself entirely to music and writing.
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“Massarotto subtly sheds an optimistic light on
his book.” Le Figaro Littéraire
“As usual, [Cyril Massarotto] manages to amuse
us and move us up to the last page.” La Presse
de la Manche
“Both tender and bittersweet, this novel based on
personal experience is written from two points of
view: that of a mother and a son, both dealing
with the progression of illness. A difficult subject
addressed with elegance.” Ici Paris
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José Frèches
I, Confucius…
Moi, Confucius…
A fabulous tale of wisdom that
will help us to live better.
After I, Buddha, José Frèches has now decided to explore
Confucius. This man’s teachings sculpted the minds of billions
of human beings. He is world-renowned for his wisdom and
yet, very little is known about him. With his gift for story-telling,
Frèches brings this great figure back to life through a
fictionalized biography that guides us toward a deeper
understanding of the master’s teachings by showing how he
applied them to his own life.
We delve into the mystery of circles of power in ancient China
and get to know all sorts of people: important, humble, wise…
as they walk hand in hand with their master, making the
numerous centuries separating us fall away. n
PHILOSOPHICAL
N A R R AT I V E
304 p.
To be published
April 25, 2013
“With José Frèches, history and fiction make a wonderful
match!” Télé Loisirs
“Full of action and incessant plot twists, fictitious frenzy
teams up quite well with historic rigor in José Frèches’
work.” Elle
“A mix of intrigue and elegance, magic, eroticism and
ferocity, an empire is being born.” Gala
“A sumptuous reconstitution of a lost world – this is an
epic and simply beautiful narrative.” Lire
“Love, passion, greed, stories and history. José Frèches’
book dances upon the crest dividing historical novel and
popular serial novel.” Le Figaro
© José Frèches
ON JOSÉ FRÈCHES’ WORK
Born in 1950, José Frèches
is the author of several highlysuccessful series: The Legend of
the Jade, The Empress of Silk,
and The Empire of Tears have
sold more than a million copies
and been widely translated. His
romanticized biography of
Buddha, I, Buddha, also
managed to seduce a wide
audience (more than 120,000
copies sold in France and
translated into 11 languages).
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Max Gallo
A History of the First
World War.
1914:The Fate of the World
1914: le destin du monde
A SERIES IN 2 VOLUMES
The renowned historian whose
books consistently sell over
100,000 copies in France brings
us a stunning new account.
H I S TO R Y
Photo © Richard Schroeder
365 p.
Published
February 14, 2013
Max Gallo has always been
at the forefront of his career as
a novelist, essay writer and
historian. With a degree in History,
a PhD in Literature, and having
taught for a long time, he is
the author of many novels and
biographies. He became a member
of the Académie Française in 2007.
Among his publications with XO
are: the trilogy Bleu Blanc Rouge,
as well as the biographies of Victor
Hugo, Julius Caesar and Louis XIV
which have been hugely successful.
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Paris, East Station, Sunday 2 August 1914. Everyone is rallied up. All
of these men getting ready to leave are so innocent and
unaware… They cannot imagine that hundreds of
thousands among them will die or be wounded before
the end of the year or that this war, meant to be brief
and local, would become World War I.
In 1914 The Fate of the World, Max Gallo recounts,
month after month, the year that changed the
world. It would not be until 1989, the fall of the
Berlin Wall built by the Russians
and the dissolution of the
USSR in 1991 that
World War I would
give birth to its ultimate
litter: the war in the Balkans.
Eighty years later, in the same
country where Archduke Franz
Ferdinand was assassinated on
28 June 1914, the cycle opened
by the First World War finally came
to a close. 1914 marked the fate of
the world.
1914 will be followed by 1918, The
Dreadful Victory. n
FIRST
PRINT
RUN:
50,000
COPIES
MAX GALLO’S
SERIES ON
THE SECOND
WO R L D WA R :
665,000
COPIES SOLD!
HIS WORKS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED IN 15 COUNTRIES.
䉴 ALBANIA • BRAZIL • CZECH REPUBLIC • DENMARK •
JAPAN • HUNGARY • KOREA • ITALY • POLAND •
PORTUGAL • ROMANIA • RUSSIA • SLOVENIA •
SPAIN • TURKEY
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Are you her Mars?
Is she your Venus?
Élisabeth Teissier
Êtes-vous son Mars ? Est-elle votre Vénus ?
The Little Book of Love,
Friendship and Other
Affinities.
This little book has all the
answers!
According to your sign, your ascendant and Mars and Venus’ position,
Elisabeth Teissier details all of the different astral combinations and their
types (passionate couples/loving friendships, codependent couples, fiery
couples, cat/dog-lovers couples…). She gives all the keys for
understanding relationships, be they romantic, friendly, familial or
professional.
A veritable astrological guide that reads like a
summer beach novel. To be read among
friends…or lovers.
A simple and entertaining book that
helps you to discover yourself and
others through astrology as well as
the different chords and discords
made by mixing the signs of the
zodiac.
A S T R O LO GY
To be published
May 13, 2013
All rights excluding the
German language are
available
© Éric Robert
FIRST
PRINT
RUN:
20,000
COPIES
Elisabeth Teissier earned a PhD in
sociology at the Sorbonne. After
modeling for Chanel, she rapidly began
working with astrology. The talks she
gives throughout the world as well as
her books (translated into 15
languages) make her the most famous
astrologist in Europe.
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Antonia Hodgson
Katherine Howe
John Grisham
• The Devil and the Marshalsea.
(TBA)
• The Physick Book of
Deliverance Dane /
L’Ensorcelée de Salem. Published
by XO in April 2010
Theodore Boone
• Kid Lawyer / Enfant et justicier.
Published by Oh! in Oct. 2010
• The Abduction / L’Enlèvement.
Published by Oh ! in Oct., 2011
• The Accused / L’Accusé. To be
published XO Jeunesse in Nov.,
2012
• The Activist. To be published by
XO Jeunesse in Sept. 2013
Rachel Joyce
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of
Harold Fry. Published by XO in
Sep. 2012
• Perfect. To be published by XO in
Oct. 2013
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2013
Young Adult
Adult Titles Titles
Donald Mc Caig
• Rhett Butler’s People / Le Clan
Rhett Butler. Published by Oh ! in
Oct. 2007
Mitch Albom
Kathleen McGowan
• Have a Little Faith / Le Vieil
Homme qui m’a appris la vie.
Published by Oh ! in Oct. 2009
• For One More Day / Pour un
jour de plus. Published by Oh ! in
Oct. 2006
• The Five People You Meet in
Heaven / Les Cinq Personnes
que j’ai rencontrées là-haut.
Published by Oh ! in May 2004
• The Expected One / Le Livre de
l’Élue. Published by XO in May
2007
• The Book of Love / Le Livre de
l’amour. Published by XO in June
2009
• The Poet Prince / Le Livre du
poète. Published by XO in June
2011
Allen & Sandra Parton
Elisabeth Kostova
• The Historian / L’Historienne et
Drakula. Published by XO in
March 2006
Brad Meltzer
• The Book of Fate / Mort avec
retour. Published by XO in
January 2009
Shin Kyung-Sook
• Please, Take Care of Mom /
Prends soin de maman. Published
by Oh ! in March 2010
Rula Jebreal
• Miral
Published by Oh ! in May 2010
• Endal. Published by Oh ! in Dec.
2010
Kathy Reichs
• Virals / Viral. Published by Oh !
in Nov. 2010
• Seizure / Crise. Published by
Oh ! on Sept., 2011
• Code. Published by XO in April
2013.
Kerry Reichs
• Leaving Unkown / L’Épopée
du perroquet. Published by Oh !
in March 2012
Gayle Forman
Greg Kincaid
• A Dog Named Christmas / Un
chien pour Noël. Published by
Oh ! in Nov.2009
Kurt Cobain
• Journal / Le Journal de Kurt
Cobain. Published by Oh ! in Nov.
2002
Mimi Alford
• Once upon a Story / Une
singulière histoire d’amour.
Published by Oh ! in Feb. 2012
• Sisters in Sanity / Les Cœurs
fêlés. Published by Oh ! in March
2010
• If I Stay / Si je reste… Published
by Oh ! in April 2009
• Where She Went / Là où j’irai.
Published by Oh! in Nov. 2010
Markus Zusak
• The Book Thief / La Voleuse de
livres. Published by Oh ! in March
2007
Rebecca James
• Beautiful Malice / La Beauté du
Mal. Published by Oh ! in June
2010
• Sweet Damage. (TBA)
Audrey Niffenegger
• Her Fearful Symmetry / Les
Jumelles de Highgate . Published
by Oh ! in November 2009