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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 (Kris, Joseph Joffo)
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A Dilemma (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
A Dilemma (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
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A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cosse)
A Novel Bookstore (Laurence Cosse)
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A Very Long Engagement (Sebastien Japrisot)
A Very Long Engagement (Sebastien Japrisot)
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After the Crash (Michel Bussi) (Michel Bussi)
After the Crash (Michel Bussi) (Michel Bussi)
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Algerian White (Assia Djebar)
Algerian White (Assia Djebar)
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Ambiguous Adventure (Cheikh Hamidou Kane)
Ambiguous Adventure (Cheikh Hamidou Kane)
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Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
Antigone (Jean Anouilh)
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Apocalypse Baby (Virgine Despentes)
Apocalypse Baby (Virgine Despentes)
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Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
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Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
Arsene Lupin Gentleman Thief
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Asterix in Britain
Asterix in Britain
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Bel Ami (Maupassant)
Bel Ami (Maupassant)
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Benny & Shrimp (Katarina Mazetti)
Benny & Shrimp (Katarina Mazetti)
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Bonjour Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide (Voltaire)
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Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
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Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
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Destination Moon (Hergé)
Destination Moon (Hergé)
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Dreams of My Russian Summers (Andreï Makine)
Dreams of My Russian Summers (Andreï Makine)
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Elise or the Real Life (Claire Etcherelli)
Elise or the Real Life (Claire Etcherelli)
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Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
Exercises in Style (Raymond Queneau)
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Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
Fantasia: An Algerian Calvacade by Assia Djebar
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Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling
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For Bread Alone (Mohamed Choukri)
For Bread Alone (Mohamed Choukri)
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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 (Norman R.Shapiro)
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Germinal (Émile Zola)
Germinal (Émile Zola)
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God's Bits of Wood
God's Bits of Wood
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How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard)
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Pierre Bayard)
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Hunting and Gathering (Anna Gavalda)
Hunting and Gathering (Anna Gavalda)
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I Am Fifteen - And I Don't Want to Die (Christine Arnothy)
I Am Fifteen - And I Don't Want to Die (Christine Arnothy)
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If Only It Were True
If Only It Were True
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In the Name of God (Yasmina Khadra)
In the Name of God (Yasmina Khadra)
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Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (Faiza Guene)
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (Faiza Guene)
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Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard (Paul Eluard)
Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard (Paul Eluard)
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Eugelionne (Louky Bersianik)
Eugelionne (Louky Bersianik)
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
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Maigret's First Case (Georges Simenon)
Maigret's First Case (Georges Simenon)
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Mission to Kala (Mongo Beti)
Mission to Kala (Mongo Beti)
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