Books from France
344 popular french books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from France.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan FR
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La villa est magnifique, l'été brûlant, la Méditerranée toute proche. Cécile a dix-sept ans. Elle ne connaît de l'amour que des baisers, des rendez-vous, des lassitudes. Pas pour longtemps. Son père, veuf, est un adepte joyeux des liaisons passagères et sans importance. Ils s'amusent, ils n'ont besoin de personne, ils sont heureux. La visite d'une femme de coeur, intelligente et calme, vient troubler ce délicieux désordre. Comment écarter la menace ? Dans la pinède embrasée, un jeu cruel se prépare. C'était l'été 1954. On entendait pour la première fois la voix sèche et rapide d'un " charmant ... continue
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Calle de las Tiendas Oscuras by Patrick Modiano ES
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La novela es relatada por Guy Roland, un hombre que ha perdido la memoria y trata de reconstruir su pasado y saber quien fue. Aplica la experiencia de sus ocho años como detective para recorrer pistas, e incluso algunas falsas permiten retomar el tenue hilo de Ariadna. Por momentos la ilación puede dificultar el seguimiento, y puede ser conveniente hacer un resumen. Bueno.
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Candide : Or Optimism by Francois Voltaire EN
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Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that “all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by—as Candide would say—“the mania for in... continue
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Carmen (Vollständige Deutsche Ausgabe) by Prosper Merimee DE
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Zur Handlung: Der Baske José Lizarrabengoa tötete im Streit seinen Gegner in einem Spiel und muss aus seiner Heimat fliehen. Er kommt nach Andalusien, und als Unteroffizier im Wachkommando an der Tabakfabrik von Sevilla arbeitend, trifft er zum ersten Mal auf die junge Zigeunerin Carmen. Eine schicksalhafte Begegnung, die sein weiteres Leben auf tragische Weise verändern soll. Während der Arbeit in der Tabakfabrik sticht die impulsive Carmen im Zuge eines Streits eine andere Frau mit einem Messer nieder. Der Unteroffizier erhält den Befehl, sie in das Stadtgefängnis zu überführen, doch anstatt... continue
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Checkout : A Life on the Tills by Anna Sam EN
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Can you scan 800 barcodes an hour? Can you smile and say 'thanks' 500 times a day? Do you never need to go to the toilet? Then working on a supermarket checkout could be just the job for you. Anna Sam spent eight years as a checkout girl. She poured out her frustrations about the job in a blog that soon developed a massive following. Checkout A Life on the Tills is a witty look at what it's really like to work in a hypermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with the people watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downrig... continue
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Civilisations by Laurent Binet EN
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It's world history. But not as we know it. c.1000AD: Erik the Red's daughter heads south from Greenland 1492: Columbus does not discover America 1531: the Incas invade Europe Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them. Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even when captured, his faith in his mission is unshaken. Thirty years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in a Europe ready for revolution. Fortunately, he has a recent guidebook to acquir... continue
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Colonel Chabert by Honore de Balzac EN
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Colonel Chabert with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac, which follows the titular character’s struggle to adapt to life in France after he was for years presumed dead. Chabert, a former war hero and a man of integrity, finds that there is no place for him in France’s new society, which is ruled by greed, selfishness and injustice, and is callously manipulated by his conniving ex-wife. The novel is one of the Scenes of Private Life in Balzac’s The Human Comed... continue