José Corti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Corti

French publisher and writer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Vitry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1984

Profession: writer, publisher, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José Corti is a book shop and publishing house located in Paris, France, and was founded in 1925. It is named after its founder, José Corticchiato (14 January 1895 – 25 December 1984).
José Corticchiato started his business by publishing the work of his surrealist friends, including André Breton, Paul Éluard, and Louis Aragon. José Corti's book shop is located in the Latin Quarter in Paris, at 11 Rue Médicis, 75006 Paris Vième. The firm was the lifelong publisher of French author Julien Gracq, and owns the publishing rights to Jan Potocki's masterpiece The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.
Its motto is Rien de Commun, which means "Nothing Commonplace".