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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Descartes : Selected Philosophical Writings by René Descartes EN
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"This anthology of essential texts contains the most important and widely studied of Descartes' writings" --publisher.
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Despre ploaie by Martin Page RO
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"Se mai intampla sa ne indragostim de un fenomen al naturii. Byron a mangaiat un fulger, Li Po a imbratisat oglindirea lunii in apa, Shelley a adormit printre valuri, iar Empedocle s-a imbatat cu lava. Ploaia ne cade in brate, ne saruta si ne paraseste. Ca o amanta, intermitenta din fire, ea vine cand nu ne asteptam. Ea distruge orele triste. Frumusetea ploii sta in caracterul ei imprevizibil. De fiecare data, atingerea ei ma surprinde, mi se face pielea de gaina. Nu va fi nici un divort. Sotie credincioasa, ploaia e cu noi pretutindeni. La capatul zilelor, o regasim in picaturile din per... continue
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Diese eine Entscheidung : Roman by Karine Tuil DE
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Der Preis der Freiheit
In einem Hochsicherheitstrakt des Pariser Justizpalastes muss die charismatische Untersuchungsrichterin Alma Revel über die Festsetzung oder Freilassung eines blutjungen Mannes entscheiden, gegen den ein Terrorismusverdacht vorliegt. Doch nicht nur beruflich ist Alma extrem gefordert. Ihre Ehe ist am Ende und sie stürzt sich Hals über Kopf in eine Affäre, ausgerechnet mit dem Anwalt, der nun den Terrorverdächtigen verteidigt. Alma trifft eine folgenschwere Entscheidung, die ihr Leben und ihr Land auf den Kopf stellen wird. Was sind wir bereit au... continue
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault EN
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A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.
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Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire EN
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"This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power and antiwar movements."--
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Discourse on Method ; and : Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes EN
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Contains English translations of Descartes' 1637 treatise Discourse on the Method for Conducting One's Reason Well and for Searching for Truth in the Sciences and a subsequent development of the ideas contained in it, Meditations on First Philosophy, first published in 1641. Includes a selected bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Doamna Bovary by Gustave Flaubert RO
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Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller in April 1857 when it was published in two volumes. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now ... continue
