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French Literature
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Where to Start with Gustave Flaubert: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Gustave Flaubert — whether to begin with Madame Bovary, Sentimental Education, or Three Tales. A complete reading guide to Flaubert's novels.
Where to Start with Honoré de Balzac: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Honoré de Balzac — whether to begin with Père Goriot or Cousin Bette. A complete reading guide to the great French novelist of the Comédie humaine.
Where to Start with Patrick Modiano: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Patrick Modiano — whether to begin with Dora Bruder, In the Café of Lost Youth, or Villa Triste. A complete reading guide to the Nobel laureate.
Where to Start with Stendhal: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Stendhal — whether to begin with The Red and the Black or The Charterhouse of Parma. A complete reading guide to the French novelist's best work.
Where to Start with Victor Hugo: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Victor Hugo — whether to begin with Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, or The Man Who Laughs. A complete reading guide.
Books About France: Essential Reading for Every Visitor
The best books set in France — from Provence to Paris, from WWII to the Belle Époque. Fiction, memoir, and history for travellers and Francophiles.
Books Like The Stranger: Existentialist Fiction and the Absurd
Camus's novel of a man who feels nothing and murders for no reason remains the defining statement of existentialist fiction. These books live in the same territory of meaninglessness, alienation, and the philosophical murder.
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