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Best French Literature
Best books written by French Authors
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1
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo, Lee Fahnestock (Translator) 53 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 5199
vote
2
Le Petit Prince Livre a Cassette
Le Petit Prince Livre a Cassette
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 51 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 4938
vote
3
The Stranger
The Stranger
by Albert Camus, Matthew Ward (Translator) 48 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 4662
vote
4
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss (Translator) 44 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 4284
vote
5
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert, Margaret Mauldon (translator) 41 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3958
vote
6
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 29 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2766
vote
7
The Plague
The Plague
by Albert Camus 28 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2644
vote
8
Candide
Candide
by Voltaire 27 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2590
vote
9
Les Fleurs Du Mal
Les Fleurs Du Mal
by Charles Baudelaire, Richard Howard 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2162
vote
10
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 20 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1883
vote
11
The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black
by Stendhal, Roger Gard (Translator) 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1584
vote
12
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
by Jules Verne 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1242
vote
13
Père Goriot
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1213
vote
14
Germinal
Germinal
by Émile Zola, Roger Pearson (Translator) 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1204
vote
15
Swann's Way
Swann's Way
by Marcel Proust 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1029
vote
16
The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
by Gaston Leroux 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 854
vote
17
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
by Molière 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 850
vote
18
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays
by Michel de Montaigne 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 830
vote
19
Don Juan
Don Juan
by Molière 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 825
vote
20
Nana
Nana
by Émile Zola 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 784
vote
21
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 776
vote
22
Nausea
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 775
vote
23
Sentimental Education
Sentimental Education
by Gustave Flaubert 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 709
vote
24
The Second Sex
The Second Sex
by Simone de Beauvoir 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 689
vote
25
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's Way & Within a Budding Grove
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's ...
by Marcel Proust 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 676
vote
26
Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs
Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs
by Marcel Pagnol 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 665
vote
27
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua and Pantagruel
by François Rabelais 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 618
vote
28
Rhinoceros, The Chairs, The Lesson
Rhinoceros, The Chairs, The Lesson
by Eugène Ionesco, Derek Prouse (Translator) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 592
vote
29
The Fall
The Fall
by Albert Camus 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 556
vote
30
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir
by Émile Zola 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 529
vote
31
The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
by Stendhal, Richard Howard (Translator) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 485
vote
32
The School for Wives and The Learned Ladies, by Moliere
The School for Wives and The Learned Ladies, by...
by Molière, Richard Wilbur 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 473
vote
33
La Symphonie Pastorale
La Symphonie Pastorale
by André Gide 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 471
vote
34
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson (Translator) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 470
vote
35
The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays
The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays
by Molière 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 469
vote
36
Papillon
Papillon
by Henri Charrière 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 468
vote
37
Illuminations
Illuminations
by Arthur Rimbaud 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 392
vote
38
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 391
vote
39
Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable
Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable
by Samuel Beckett 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 388
vote
40
Aurelia and Other Writings
Aurelia and Other Writings
by Gérard de Nerval 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 381
vote
41
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
by Honoré de Balzac 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 338
vote
42
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
by Alexandre Dumas 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 330
vote
43
Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters
Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters
by Arthur Rimbaud, Wallace Fowlie 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 312
vote
44
Nadja
Nadja
by André Breton 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 292
vote
45
Life: A User's Manual
Life: A User's Manual
by Georges Perec 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 285
vote
46
Jealousy
Jealousy
by Alain Robbe-Grillet 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 277
vote
47
The Planetarium
The Planetarium
by Nathalie Sarraute 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 276
vote
48
Therese Desqueyroux
Therese Desqueyroux
by François Mauriac 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 275
vote
49
Les Chimeres
Les Chimeres
by Gérard de Nerval 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 268
vote
50
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time
by Marcel Proust 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 220
vote
51
La Gloire De Mon Pere
La Gloire De Mon Pere
by Marcel Pagnol 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 216
vote
52
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 202
vote
53
The Counterfeiters: A Novel
The Counterfeiters: A Novel
by André Gide 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 198
vote
53
L'écume des jours
L'écume des jours
by Boris Vian 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 198
vote
55
Topaze
Topaze
by Marcel Pagnol 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 193
vote
56
L'\Exil et le Royaume
L'\Exil et le Royaume
by Albert Camus 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 192
vote
57
The Elementary Particles
The Elementary Particles
by Michel Houellebecq 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 191
vote
58
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
by Marguerite Duras 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 190
vote
59
Hell
Hell
by Henri Barbusse 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 186
vote
59
The Ubu Plays: Includes: Ubu Rex; Ubu Cuckolded; Ubu Enchained
The Ubu Plays: Includes: Ubu Rex; Ubu Cuckolded...
by Alfred Jarry 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 186
vote
61
Bouvard and Pecuchet/The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas
Bouvard and Pecuchet/The Dictionary of Accepted...
by Gustave Flaubert 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 182
vote
62
Selected Writings of Paul Valery
Selected Writings of Paul Valery
by Paul Valéry 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 180
vote
63
Pensees
Pensees
by Blaise Pascal 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 173
vote
64
The Social Contract
The Social Contract
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 166
vote
65
Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Reveries of the Solitary Walker
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 163
vote
66
La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
by Alexandre Dumas 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 149
vote
67
Confessions
Confessions
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 148
vote
68
Emile: Or, On Education
Emile: Or, On Education
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Allan Bloom 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 147
vote
69
Jacques the Fatalist
Jacques the Fatalist
by Denis Diderot 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 143
vote
70
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
by Alexandre Dumas 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 136
vote
71
Boule De Suif
Boule De Suif
by Guy de Maupassant 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 131
vote
72
Une vie
Une vie
by Guy de Maupassant 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 129
vote
73
Cyrano De Bergerac
Cyrano De Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 128
vote
74
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami
by Guy de Maupassant 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 127
vote
75
Fermina Márquez
Fermina Márquez
by Valéry Larbaud 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
75
Jean David Maillefer: Un Vaudois à l'Armée d'Espagne
Jean David Maillefer: Un Vaudois à l'Armée d'Es...
by Susanne Hayase (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
75
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
75
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
by Victor Hugo 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
79
Les Regrets Les Antiquites De Rome
Les Regrets Les Antiquites De Rome
by Joachim Du Bellay 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
79
Les Rois maudits
Les Rois maudits
by Maurice Druon 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
79
L Ile DES Gauchers
L Ile DES Gauchers
by Alexandre Jardin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
79
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
79
L'angoisse du roi Salomon
L'angoisse du roi Salomon
by Romain Gary 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
84
Delie
Delie
by Maurice Sceve 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
84
La vie devant soi de Romain Gary
La vie devant soi de Romain Gary
by Éliane Lecarme-Tabone 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
84
The Selected Writings of Christine De Pizan
The Selected Writings of Christine De Pizan
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
84
A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
by Sébastien Japrisot 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
88
Les amours
Les amours
by Pierre de Ronsard 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
The Juggler
The Juggler
by Rachilde 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
Maxims
Maxims
by François de La Rochefoucauld 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
The Earth
The Earth
by Émile Zola 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
La femme qui attendait
La femme qui attendait
by Andreï Makine 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc
Ditie de Jehanne d'Arc
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
88
La Vie devant soi
La Vie devant soi
by Romain Gary under the pseudonym of Émile Ajar 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
95
Marquise De Sade
Marquise De Sade
by Rachilde 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 96
vote
95
Poésies d'Amour
Poésies d'Amour
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 96
vote
97
Against Nature
Against Nature
by Joris-Karl Huysmans 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
97
Le débat sur le Roman de la Rose
Le débat sur le Roman de la Rose
by Christine de Pizan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
99
The Lais of Marie de France
The Lais of Marie de France
by Marie de France 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 94
vote
100
The Story of My Misfortunes
The Story of My Misfortunes
by Peter Abelard 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
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message 1: by Bettie (new)
Jul 09, 2009 11:01AM

1108123 erm - isn't Samuel Beckett Irish?


message 2: by Liliana (new)
Jul 09, 2009 02:20PM

1796153 He was but the novels that are mentioned here he wrote in French while living permanently in France.


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