Éditions Thélème

Éditions Thélème (formally Thélème Productions Éditions) is a French audiobook publishing house founded in 1990 by Adeline Defay. It is regarded as one of the earliest dedicated audiobook publishers in France, predating the entry of larger generalist publishers into the audio format. The company built its reputation on literary classics and contemporary works, offering titles on CD, MP3, and as downloads. Its catalogue is organised into collections covering literature, poetry, philosophy, crime and science fiction, and youth titles. Thélème became widely known in 2006 with the release of an unabridged recording of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, performed by actors including André Dussollier, Lambert Wilson, Robin Renucci, Guillaume Gallienne, Denis Podalydès, and Michael Lonsdale. Since October 2008 it has also published recordings of readings from the Rouge et or edition published by Nathan. The publisher has received literary audio awards, including the Prix du livre audio Lire dans le noir 2012 for La Mort du roi Tsongor by Laurent Gaudé, read by Pierre-François Garel, and has produced audio editions of Goncourt Prize-winning works such as Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome by Jérôme Ferrari and Le Soleil des Scorta by Laurent Gaudé. On 7 July 2022, Éditions Thélème was acquired by the American group RBmedia, making it a subsidiary of a global audiobook company.

Éditions Thélème was founded in 1990 by Adeline Defay as Thélème Productions Éditions. It was one of the very first publishing houses in France to offer audiobooks, at a time when the format was still marginal and before larger generalist publishers began to embrace audio. The company established itself as a pioneer in audio publishing. A major turning point came in 2006 with the release of the unabridged recording of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, featuring the voices of André Dussollier, Lambert Wilson, Robin Renucci, Guillaume Gallienne, Denis Podalydès, and Michael Lonsdale. This ambitious project brought the publisher significant recognition. In October 2008, Thélème began publishing recordings of readings from the Rouge et or edition published by Nathan. Over the years, the catalogue expanded to include major classics of French and world literature as well as contemporary works, with collections dedicated to literature, poetry, philosophy, crime and science fiction, and youth. The publisher also produced audio editions of prize-winning books, including Goncourt winners such as Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome by Jérôme Ferrari and Le Soleil des Scorta by Laurent Gaudé, and received the Prix du livre audio Lire dans le noir 2012 for La Mort du roi Tsongor by Laurent Gaudé, read by Pierre-François Garel. On 7 July 2022, Éditions Thélème was acquired by the American group RBmedia, becoming part of a global audiobook company while continuing its publishing activity.

• 2022

  On 7 July, acquired by the American group RBmedia.

• 2012

  Receives the Prix du livre audio Lire dans le noir 2012 for La Mort du roi Tsongor by Laurent Gaudé, read by Pierre-François Garel.

• 2008

  In October, begins publishing recordings of readings from the Rouge et or edition published by Nathan.

• 2006

  Release of the unabridged audiobook of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, bringing the publisher wide recognition.

• 1990

  Éditions Thélème founded by Adeline Defay as Thélème Productions Éditions.

Literary audiobook publisher focused on great classics and contemporary works, available on CD, MP3, and download.

• À la recherche du temps perdu (Marcel Proust, unabridged)

• Les Misérables (Victor Hugo, unabridged)

• Notre-Dame de Paris (Victor Hugo)

• Le Père Goriot (Honoré de Balzac)

• Les Trois Mousquetaires (Alexandre Dumas)

• Le Rouge et le Noir (Stendhal)

• La Chartreuse de Parme (Stendhal)

• Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome (Jérôme Ferrari)

• Le Soleil des Scorta (Laurent Gaudé)

• La Mort du roi Tsongor (Laurent Gaudé)

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