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100 Best French Novels of All Time

A personal list of the best french novels of all time. 100 literary works to check your knowledge of french novels and authors.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
1
François Rabelais
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
2
Stendhal
The Charterhouse of Parma (Stendhal)
The Charterhouse of Parma
3
Stendhal
Journey to the End of the Night (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)
Journey to the End of the Night
4
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
5
Marcel Proust
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
6
Albert Camus
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
7
Gustave Flaubert
Le Père Goriot (Old Goriot) (Honoré De Balzac)
Le Père Goriot (Old Goriot)
8
Honoré De Balzac
L'assommoir by Emile Zola
L'assommoir by Emile Zola
9
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
10
Victor Hugo
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal
11
Émile Zola
Eugenie Grandet (Honoré De Balzac)
Eugenie Grandet
12
Honoré De Balzac
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
13
Albert Camus
The Counterfeiters (André Gide)
The Counterfeiters
14
André Gide
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
15
Alexandre Dumas
Adrienne Mesurat (Julien Green)
Adrienne Mesurat
16
Julien Green
The Erl-King (Michel Tournier)
The Erl-King
17
Michel Tournier
Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec)
Life: A User's Manual
18
Georges Perec
Notre Dame De Paris (Victor Hugo)
Notre Dame De Paris
19
Victor Hugo
Lost Illusions (Honore De Balzac)
Lost Illusions
20
Honore De Balzac
La Peau De Chagrin (Honoré De Balzac)
La Peau De Chagrin
21
Honoré De Balzac
Le Colonel Chabert (Honoré De Balzac)
Le Colonel Chabert
22
Honoré De Balzac
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
23
Voltaire
Molloy (Samuel Beckett)
Molloy
24
Samuel Beckett
Malone Dies (Samuel Beckett)
Malone Dies
25
Samuel Beckett
The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable
26
Samuel Beckett
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
27
Honoré De Balzac
Sentimental Education (Gustave Flaubert)
Sentimental Education
28
Gustave Flaubert
Bouvard and Pécuchet (Gustave Flaubert)
Bouvard and Pécuchet
29
Gustave Flaubert
Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Nausea
30
Jean-Paul Sartre
Therese Raquin (Emile Zola)
Therese Raquin
31
Emile Zola
Nana (Emile Zola)
Nana
32
Emile Zola
The Immoralists (Andre Gide)
The Immoralists
33
Andre Gide
The Vatican Cellars (André Gide)
The Vatican Cellars
34
André Gide
Friday and Robinson (Michel Tournier)
Friday and Robinson
35
Michel Tournier
Death on Credit (Louis Ferdinand Céline)
Death on Credit
36
Louis Ferdinand Céline
Nadja (Andre Breton)
Nadja
37
Andre Breton
Gemini (Michel Tournier)
Gemini
38
Michel Tournier
Man's Fate by Andre Malraux
Man's Fate by Andre Malraux
39
Memoirs of Hadrian (Margarite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
40
Margarite Yourcenar
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