Marie de Laubier

Marie de Laubier is the director of collections at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). She gained significant attention after receiving a mysterious email from Anne Heilbronn, the vice president of Sotheby's, leading to the discovery of an extraordinary collection of unpublished manuscripts by the renowned French writer Marcel Proust. This collection, consisting of over 900 items, includes drafts, correspondence, and works from Proust's creative process, marking a once-in-a-lifetime find for a curator.