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100 Best French Books of All Time

For it is one of the best litterature in our world (if not simply the best). It remains cruelly unknown to non-french speakers though, partly because of its very academical and philosophical themes. This list aims at presenting some of its best works (including plays and philosophy).
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À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu De Marcel Proust
À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu De Marcel Proust
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A Rebours (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
A Rebours
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
Alcools De Guillaume Apollinaire
Alcools De Guillaume Apollinaire
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L'amant (Marguerite Duras)
L'amant
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Marguerite Duras
Andromaque (Jean Racine)
Andromaque
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Jean Racine
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone
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Jean Anouilh
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Cambrioleur (Maurice Leblanc)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Cambrioleur
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Maurice Leblanc
L'assommoir (Emile Zola)
L'assommoir
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Emile Zola
Aurélia Ou Le Rêve Et La Vie (Gérard De Nerval)
Aurélia Ou Le Rêve Et La Vie
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Gérard De Nerval
Le Barbier De Séville (Beaumarchais)
Le Barbier De Séville
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Beaumarchais
Bel Ami (Maupassant)
Bel Ami
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Maupassant
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
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Françoise Sagan
Candide Ou L'optimisme (Voltaire)
Candide Ou L'optimisme
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Voltaire
Les Chants De Maldoror
Les Chants De Maldoror
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La Chartreuse De Parme (Stendhal)
La Chartreuse De Parme
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Stendhal
Le Chateau De Ma Mère (Marcel Pagnol)
Le Chateau De Ma Mère
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Marcel Pagnol
La Chute (Albert Camus)
La Chute
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Albert Camus
Le Cid (Corneille)
Le Cid
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Corneille
Le Comte De Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
Le Comte De Monte Cristo
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Alexandre Dumas
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
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Saint Augustine
La Condition Humaine D'André Malraux
La Condition Humaine D'André Malraux
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Correspondance (Gustave Flaubert)
Correspondance
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Gustave Flaubert
Les Contemplations (Victor Hugo)
Les Contemplations
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Victor Hugo
Contes - Charles Perrault
Contes - Charles Perrault
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Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
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Edmond Rostand
La Dame Aux Camélias
La Dame Aux Camélias
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Le Dernier Jour D'un Condamné - Victor Hugo
Le Dernier Jour D'un Condamné - Victor Hugo
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Le Deuxième Sexe De Simone De Beauvoir
Le Deuxième Sexe De Simone De Beauvoir
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Discours De La Méthode (René Descartes)
Discours De La Méthode
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René Descartes
Dom Juan (Molière)
Dom Juan
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Molière
Du Contrat Social (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Du Contrat Social
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Du Côté De Chez Swann (Marcel Proust)
Du Côté De Chez Swann
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Marcel Proust
L'école Des Femmes (Molière)
L'école Des Femmes
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Molière
L'écume Des Jours De Boris Vian
L'écume Des Jours De Boris Vian
34
L'éducation Sentimentale (Gustave Flaubert)
L'éducation Sentimentale
35
Gustave Flaubert
L'élégance Du Hérisson (Muriel Barbery)
L'élégance Du Hérisson
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Muriel Barbery
En Attendant Godot De Samuel Beckett
En Attendant Godot De Samuel Beckett
37
Essais (Michel De Montaigne)
Essais
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Michel De Montaigne
L'étranger (1942) (Albert Camus)
L'étranger (1942)
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Albert Camus
L'être Et Le Néant De Jean-Paul Sartre
L'être Et Le Néant De Jean-Paul Sartre
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