{{short description|French literature}} {{Infobox book series | name = {{lang|fr|Collection Blanche}} | image = L'Étranger - Albert Camus.jpg | image_caption = Albert Camus' 1942 philosophical novel ''L'Étranger'' | books = | author = Various authors | editors = | country = France | language = French | genre = Novel, theatre play, among others | publisher = Éditions Gallimard | pub_date = 1911–present | media_type = Print (paperback) | number_of_books = | list_books = | oclc = | preceded by = | followed by = | website = }}
The '''Collection Blanche''' is the great collection of French literature published by the Éditions Gallimard.
It appeared in 1911, and at the beginning was nourished by the publications of ''La Nouvelle Revue française'' (''La NRF''), the brand "Librairie Gallimard" appeared only after July 1919.<ref name="Vignes2011">Henri Vignes et Pierre Boudrot, ''Bibliographie des éditions de La Nouvelle Revue française'', Paris, Henri Vigne & Éditions des Cendres, 2011, {{ISBN|9782867421822}}, page 7-18.</ref> Since its creation, "La Blanche", which takes its name from the cream color of its cover, has published 6500 titles, of which 3800 are still available today.
In addition to the "NRF" logo originally designed by Jean Schlumberger, the graphic charter of this collection - a black border surrounding two red edges - is inspired by the éditions de {{ill|La Phalange|fr}}, with its first title, ''L'Otage'' by Paul Claudel, published 26 May 1911.<ref name="Vignes2011"/> Apart from classic literature like ''In Search of Lost Time'', the "Blanche" also remains widely open to young novelists, beyond the sphere of influence of the director of ''La NRF''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cerisier |first=Alban |date=24 February 2011 |title=Gallimard : Un éditeur à l'œuvre |series=Collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 569) |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Éditions Gallimard |page=67 |isbn=978-2-07-044169-3 |quote=La « Blanche » reste par ailleurs largement ouverte aux jeunes romanciers, au-delà de la sphère d'influence du directeur de ''La NRF''.}}</ref>
For a time, the first printer of this collection was Verbeke, director of the "Imprimerie Sainte-Catherine", based in Bruges.<ref name="Vignes2011"/> The generic formats evolved very little over the years, which is a unique case in the history of French contemporary publishing, although the cream color changed to bright yellow filmed in the 1980s.
Champion of literary prizes,<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/livres/visuel/2013/11/30/prix-litteraires-les-maisons-d-edition-qui-regnent-sur-les-classements_3523087_3260.html Littérature : les éditeurs qui raflent tous les prix], Maxime Vaudano, ''Le Monde.fr'', 3 novembre 2014</ref> from 1911 to 2016 the collection has been awarded 33 prix Goncourt, 30 prix Femina, 17 prix Renaudot, 10 prix Médicis, 16 prix Interallié, 30 Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française and 4 prix du Livre Inter.<ref>[http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Blanche Collection Blanche], éditions Gallimard</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Blanche}} {{in lang|fr}} *{{commonscatinline}}
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