Private company

L'Esprit frappeur

French publishing house

L'Esprit frappeur (French for "ghost" or "poltergeist"), is a French publishing house, specialized in low-cost books. Before the change to euros, it used to sell its books for 10 or 20 Francs; they now cost between 2,5 euros and 5 euros. L'Esprit frappeur edits many texts more or less censored for economic or political reasons by larger companies.2 It is part of Bahram (Paris).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 21, 1993Founded1

L'Esprit frappeur (French for "ghost" or "poltergeist"), is a French publishing house, specialized in low-cost books. Before the change to euros, it used to sell its books for 10 or 20 Francs; they now cost between 2,5 euros and 5 euros. L'Esprit frappeur edits many texts more or less censored for economic or political reasons by larger companies.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Bahram (Paris)

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 21, 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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