Foreign rights
Welcome! Here you will find information about the translation and audiovisual rights of our books, and browse through our Foreign Rights catalogue and Acquisitions list.
Our story
For nearly 30 years, Les Arènes has published a selection of books ranging from brainy but accessible essays, non-fiction comics and graphic novels, as well as children’s books. With less than a hundred titles a year, from spectacular bestsellers to more intimate publications, we put our hearts into every project we publish.
Our team is small but crafty, and we produce everything in-house: from production to sales to digital communication. We strive to find new ways of telling stories, showcase groundbreaking voices, and reach out to readers in innovative ways. We often wonder: what does the future hold?
Join us in discovering curious minds and big idea books, and engage in international projects.
Foreign rights
Feel free to browse through our latest catalogues here or ask us a question.
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For questions concerning a specific territory, you may contact:
Chinese (simplified and complex): Dakai — L’Agence
Eastern European languages and Russian: The Lester Agency
English (North-American only), Scandinavian languages, and Dutch: The 2 Seas Agency
Greek: The Ersilia Literary Agency
Italian: The Italian Literary Agency
Japanese: Bureau des Copyrights Français, Tokyo
Portuguese (Brazil): LVB&Co. Agência e Consultoria Literária
Spanish and Portuguese: The Ella Sher Agency
Turkish: AnatoliaLit Agency
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For questions concerning Arabic, English (UK, Australia, etc.) German, Korean, Romanian, other territories, or general questions, please contact Ella Bartlett and Elvire Beaule (via clicking on the « Contact us » button).
Our latest catalogues
Non-fiction

- By the author of Tokyo Crush (translated in 6 languages!)

- 50k copies sold in 3 weeks!

- A bestseller about how we remember history

- Fun facts with a pop!

- 70k copies sold!

- 13 foreign licenses
Graphic novels

- Translated in 4 langauges!

- A bestseller in Spain and in Germany!


- 11 titles and counting

- 3 foreign licenses


- 5 foreign licenses

- 8 foreign licenses

- 8 foreign licenses
Children's books

- A love story for independent readers

- 10 foreign licenses, 140k copies sold!

- Nominated for the UNICEF Prize April 2025

- 6 foreign licenses

- 9 foreign licenses

- 5 foreign licenses

- Sold in English to Levine Querido!