The ÉditionsBuchet/Chastel was founded in 1936 by EdmondBuchet and JeanChastel. EdmondBuchet was a devoted talent scout who discovered many new French authors (BlaiseCendrars, MauriceSachs…) and also published established authors (AndréGide, PaulValéry, Colette…). With an avant-garde spirit, he built a strong list of contemporary foreign literature (HenryMiller, LawrenceDurrell, MalcolmLowry…). From 1970 to 1994, Guy Buchet focused on developing non-literature series and launched a "Spiritualité" series about yoga and Buddhist thought. The house joined the LibellaGroup in 2001. Since then, it has preserved and developed its focus on literature: French and foreign fiction, essays and non-fiction, and a newly developed interest in other fields, such as ecology.