Lire (magazine)

Last updated
Lire
Categories Literature
Frequency12 per year
CountryFrance
Based in Paris
Website lire.fr
ISSN 0338-5019

Lire (literally, to read) is a French literary magazine covering both French and foreign literature. The magazine was founded in 1975 by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber and Bernard Pivot. It was owned by the Roularta Media Group until January 2015 when it was acquired by French businessman Patrick Drahi. [1] In 2016, Drahi sold his magazines to SFR. [2] In 2017, Lire was acquired by Jean-Jacques Augier and Stéphane Chabenat. [3]

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References

  1. "Roularta to sell seven French magazines to tycoon Patrick Drahi". Reuters. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. "Patrick Drahi to sell media assets to his telecoms group SFR". Financial Times. 27 April 2016.
  3. "Les équipes du magazine "Lire" interpellent Patrick Drahi".