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100 Must-Read Books Translated From French

"French is a rich language, and its literature is richer still. Where to start with getting to know this literature? They've all been translated into English (sometimes multiple times) and are must-reads for different reasons. Maybe they are oft-studied classics, or written by popular contemporary authors, or the language is beautiful, or the themes are important, or they are representative of a genre that is done well by Francophone writers. There are poems, plays, novels, essays, and bandes dessinées. There are books from Québec and Belgium and various French-speaking African countries as well as France itself."
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A Bag of Marbles (Kris, Joseph Joffo)
A Bag of Marbles
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Kris, Joseph Joffo
A Dilemma (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
A Dilemma
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Joris-Karl Huysmans
A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cosse)
A Novel Bookstore
3
Laurence Cosse
A Very Long Engagement (Sebastien Japrisot)
A Very Long Engagement
4
Sebastien Japrisot
After the Crash (Michel Bussi) (Michel Bussi)
After the Crash (Michel Bussi)
5
Michel Bussi
Algerian White (Assia Djebar)
Algerian White
6
Assia Djebar
Ambiguous Adventure (Cheikh Hamidou Kane)
Ambiguous Adventure
7
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone
8
Jean Anouilh
Apocalypse Baby (Virgine Despentes)
Apocalypse Baby
9
Virgine Despentes
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
10
Jules Verne
Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
11
Asterix in Britain
Asterix in Britain
12
Bel Ami (Maupassant)
Bel Ami
13
Maupassant
Benny & Shrimp (Katarina Mazetti)
Benny & Shrimp
14
Katarina Mazetti
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
15
Françoise Sagan
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
16
Voltaire
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
17
Edmond Rostand
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons
18
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
Destination Moon (Hergé)
Destination Moon
19
Hergé
Dreams of My Russian Summers (Andreï Makine)
Dreams of My Russian Summers
20
Andreï Makine
Elise or the Real Life (Claire Etcherelli)
Elise or the Real Life
21
Claire Etcherelli
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style
22
Raymond Queneau
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
23
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling
24
For Bread Alone (Mohamed Choukri)
For Bread Alone
25
Mohamed Choukri
French Women Poets of Nine Centuries: The Distaff and the Pen (Norman R.Shapiro)
French Women Poets of Nine Centuries: The Distaff and the Pen
26
Norman R.Shapiro
Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal
27
Émile Zola
God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
28
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard)
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
29
Pierre Bayard
Hunting and Gathering (Anna Gavalda)
Hunting and Gathering
30
Anna Gavalda
I Am Fifteen - And I Don't Want to Die (Christine Arnothy)
I Am Fifteen - And I Don't Want to Die
31
Christine Arnothy
If Only It Were True
If Only It Were True
32
In the Name of God (Yasmina Khadra)
In the Name of God
33
Yasmina Khadra
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (Faiza Guene)
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow
34
Faiza Guene
Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard (Paul Eluard)
Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard
35
Paul Eluard
Eugelionne
Eugelionne
36
Louky Bersianik
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
37
Victor Hugo
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
38
Gustave Flaubert
Maigret's First Case (Georges Simenon)
Maigret's First Case
39
Georges Simenon
Mission to Kala (Mongo Beti)
Mission to Kala
40
Mongo Beti
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