Books from France
117 popular french books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
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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Dama cu camelii by Alexandre Dumas RO
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Celebră în lumea întreagă încă din 1848, când a văzut lumina tiparului, povestea de dragoste dintre tânărul Armand Duval şi frumoasa prostituată Marguerite Gautier este o ilustrare perfectă a mentalităţii dominante în secolul al XIX-lea. Povestea este inspirată, după cum însuşi scriitorul mărturiseşte în prima pagină, dintr-un episod biografic din propria viaţă: povestea de dragoste cu Marie Duplessis, curtezană de lux din Oraşul Luminilor, bine-cunoscută în cercul nobililor. După acest model romancierul a plăsmuit-o pe eroina romanului, Ma... continue
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De wonderbaarlijke reis van de fakir die vastzat in een Ikea-kast / druk 1 by Romain Puértolas NL
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Waar koop je een spijkerbed? Bij Ikea natuurlijk! Dus rept een gewiekste fakir zich vanuit New Delhi naar een filiaal in Parijs.
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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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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.