One of Europe’s most thought-provoking young essayists and founder of the European Society of Authors
Camille de Toledo was born in Lyon in 1976, and studied history, political sciences, law and literature in Paris, before continuing his training at the London School of Economics and moving to New York to study film and photography. On his return to France he founded the magazine Don Quichotte, of which he is editor and photographer.
His books include Le hêtre et le bouleau: Essai sur la tristesse européenne (Editions du Seuil, 2009); Vies pøtentielles (Editions du Seuil, 2011); L’Inversion de Hieronymus Bosch (Verticales, 2005); L’Inquiétude d’être au monde (Verdier, 2012) and Oublier, trahir, puis disparaître (Editions du Seuil, 2014). He is currently a regular contributor to Pylône, a magazine about philosophy, art and literature. In 2008 he set up the European Society of Authors to promote a culture of all translations, with projects such as Finnegan’s List and Secession.
