Based in Les Vosges, I live in between Paris (France not Texas) and Le Tholy after two years in Brooklyn, New York (and soon in Perche). Born and raised in North Eastern France, Nicolas Grivel is a literary agent (Nicolas Grivel Agency). He began his publishing career in 2003 as a senior editor for Pika (publisher of manga - Hachette France). He now owns an agency specialized in the sale of rights
(paper, digital and media) of bande dessinée, comics, graphic novels in creation and in translation around the world. He has sold in English graphic novels as Ariol by Emmanuel Guibet and Marc Boutavant, Today is the last day of the rest of you life by Ulli Lust, Sam Zabel & The Magic Pen by Dylan Horrocks, The Realist by Asaf Hanuka, Jim Curious by Matthias Picard, Celestia by Manuele Fior, Climate Changed by Philippe Squarzoni, A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached, An, Peplum by Blutch, Incidents in the night by David B, etc. I'm now working directly with authors such as Lili Sohn, Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Edo Brenes, Leo Trinidad, Julian Voloj...
The goal of Nicolas Grivel Agency is to represent and to push demanding works which make the readers think. Nicolas is casting a wide net for all kinds of graphic stories. He was also scouting comics and artists for the American studio Laika (Kubo, Coraline, The Boxtrolls, etc.) as well and he’s teaching classes in four French Universities and doing lectures in various schools (CESAN in Paris, CCS in Vermont, New School in New York), Viborg in Danemark). For further information, please contact me at [email protected]
For snail mails:
Nicolas Grivel Agency
1, ter route de Bouvacôte
88530 Le Tholy
(France)
0683477459 (French)
Contact Skype: nicolas.grivel
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NICOLAS GRIVEL AGENCY
SIRET: 53812778800015
RCS Epinal B 538 127 788
Capital social: 1.500,00 EUROS