Cooperation and supporting programs
The cooperation with literary professionals in Egypt covers help to translators, supporting francophone bookshops present in Egypt, as well as punctual exchanges of expertise on various aspects of the professional literary chain. As such, the IFE works with over fifteen independent publishers, six francophone bookshops, independent festivals, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (GeBo and CNT) and research institutes (Cedej, Ifao, Ideo, etc.) present in Egypt.
The Program in support of publishing includes the assignment of rights (offered by the IF Paris) and translation (offered by the IFE and CNL). These different mechanisms entail calls for projects throughout the year, allowing Egyptian publishers to publish over 30 titles by contemporary French authors every year, such as Alain Mabanckou, Maylis de Kerangal, Bruno Latour, Enki Bilal, Golo, Mathias Énard, Élisabeth Roudinesco, Michel Foucault, etc.
