Olympia Press

Olympia Press was a Paris-based publishing house founded in 1953 that specialized in printing and distributing provocative, avant-garde, and controversial literature. Known for publishing works that challenged conventional morals and censorship, it became famous for titles like "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov and "Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller. The press provided a platform for experimental and boundary-pushing writing during the 1950s and 1960s, influencing literary culture by daring to publish material often suppressed elsewhere. Its role was significant in fostering freedom of expression and expanding the boundaries of published literature.