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Comment: There is still no evidence in this draft that Hermits United meets our inclusion criteria for companies and organisations. We need independent coverage of the publisher from reliable sources (for instance, articles in newspapers that discuss the publisher in detail). If no sources exist that meet those criteria, Hermits United is not eligible for a Wikipedia page at this time. MCE89 (talk) 08:05, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
Hermits United is an independent British book publisher specialising in literary translation of authors ancient, modern, and contemporary.[1] Founded by Mingyuan Hu in London in 2014, it publishes poetry, prose, fiction, and biography. [2]
A champion of polyglot translations, Hermits United runs two bilingual collections: Erstwhile Series (English | ancient Chinese) and Luminary Collection (English | French). Languages from or into which the books tend to be translated are French, English, Chinese (ancient and modern), and German.[3] Poetry by Mu Xin and Yves Nedonsel, prose by Han Fei, George Sand, Hippolyte Taine and Stefan Zweig, and fiction by Eileen Chang, Jean Frémon, Chi Li and Jiang Yun, have been published in bilingual editions.
Hermits United concomitantly releases original works and their (multilingual) translations. In 2023, it published Les Assassins de Confucius by Jean Levi in French, English, and Chinese.[4] All three volumes were brought out in new editions in 2025. The English and Chinese translations of La Réforme de l'opéra de Pékin, Maël Renouard's award-winning novel, were published on the same day in 2023. A French translation of Jiang Yun's novel, Le Détachement féminin rouge, was released in 2024, following the 2023 English translation of the same work: The Red Detachment of Women, likewise released by Hermits United. In 2026, Hermits publishes Karol Beffa's Arvo Pärt in both French and English.
A double commitment to the literary and the scholarly, characteristic of men and women of letters, runs through Hermits' catalogue, replete with internal dialogues across genres.
Hermits' authors include Pascal Quignard, William Marx, Karol Beffa, Cédric Villani, Jacques Dupin, Guillaume Decourt, Maël Renouard, Jean Frémon, Eileen Chang, Chi Li, Jiang Yun, Hu Shih, Xunzi, Qu Yuan, and Mu Xin. Hermits' translators include Isabelle Rabut, Maël Renouard, Romain Graziani, Song Gang, Annelise Finegan, Liyine Levi-Wong, Nicholas Elliott, Alex Andriesse, Jacob Bromberg, Georges Hume, Chris Turner, and Cory Stockwell.[5]
The imprint's logo is a donkey. The name "Hermits United" is inspired by an episode of Doctor Who.
Authors
edit- Guillaume Apollinaire
- Karol Beffa
- Thomas Carlyle
- Eileen Chang
- Chi Li
- Guillaume Decourt
- Bertrand Dermoncourt
- Jacques Dupin
- Jean Frémon
- Han Fei
- Hu Shih
- David Hume
- Jiang Yun
- Jean Levi
- Liang Qichao
- Liu Yiqing
- William Marx
- Mencius
- Gabriel Monod
- Mu Xin
- Yves Nedonsel
- Qu Yuan
- Pascal Quignard
- Maël Renouard
- George Sand
- Shi Zhecun
- Hippolyte Taine
- Cédric Villani
- Xunzi
- Stefan Zweig
References
edit- ↑ "Catalogue Noël Galignani 2025 (p. 55): 'Known for their carefully curated selections, these independent publishing houses [Hermits United, Fitzcarraldo Edition, & Other Stories] offer a haven for literature that breaks away from mainstream trends. Hermits United is a niche literary press specialising in translations and original works from various periods. It provides a unique platform for voices that challenge literary norms.'". Librairie Galignani. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "Official Website". Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ "Signature Book Representation". Signature Book Representation. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ↑ "Review of Les Assassins de Confucius published in the Bulletin de l'École Française d'Extrême-Orient, vol. 109, 2023, 363–368". Persée (in French). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ↑ "Authors". Retrieved 2025-11-15.
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