La Grande Illusion
A small publishing house based in Pavia, Italy, dedicated to experimental books blending literature, illustration, and graphics.
Last updated September 2, 2026
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Overview
La Grande Illusion is a small publishing house based in Pavia, Italy. It was conceived in 2011 for the publication of the poemetto Litalìa, a typographic proof in a private edition of only ninety-nine copies printed in Brussels. In March 2013 it began its 'commercial' adventure. Its catalog, in addition to a number zero, currently counts about thirty titles and, for the care and commitment required by each volume, plans to grow by no more than three or four new books per year. In March 2018 it inaugurated, with the first Italian translation and critical edition of Kurt Schwitters' Augusta Bolte, the series of Sciences, Letters, Arts and Applied Graphics 'Situazioni', the only continuous one and almost a publishing house within the publishing house.
History
La Grande Illusion was conceived in 2011 for the publication of the poemetto Litalìa, a typographic proof in a private edition of only ninety-nine copies printed in Brussels. In March 2013 it began its 'commercial' adventure. In March 2018 it inaugurated, with the first Italian translation and critical edition of Kurt Schwitters' Augusta Bolte, the series of Sciences, Letters, Arts and Applied Graphics 'Situazioni'.
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