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The intellectual heart of Europe beats through these pages, from existentialist cafés and Parisian boulevards to sun-drenched vineyards and bustling bistros. Here you'll find memoirs of transformation, philosophical explorations, and cultural insights that capture both the timeless spirit and modern pulse of French life.

France Book Summaries

Interventions 2020 Summary
Interventions 2020
by Michel Houellebecq 2020 371 pages
3.58
515 ratings
Essays
Politics
France
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
by Karen Karbo 2009 225 pages
3.52
3.4K ratings
Fashion
Biography
Self Help
Seven Letters from Paris Summary
Seven Letters from Paris
by Samantha Verant 2014 272 pages
3.55
2.1K ratings
Memoir
Romance
France
Legionnaire Summary
Legionnaire
Five Years in the French Foreign Legion
by Simon Murray 1978 384 pages
4.37
1.2K ratings
Military Fiction
History
Biography
Passwords Summary
Passwords
by Jean Baudrillard 2000 120 pages
3.74
389 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
The Perfect Nanny Summary
The Perfect Nanny
by Leïla Slimani 2016 228 pages
3.40
117.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
France
The Black Tulip Summary
The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas 1850 246 pages
3.85
22.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Waking Up in Paris Summary
Waking Up in Paris
Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light
by Sonia Choquette 2018 248 pages
3.88
747 ratings
Memoir
France
Travel
Nada se opone a la noche Summary
Nada se opone a la noche
by Delphine de Vigan 2011 376 pages
4.33
19.7K ratings
France
Roman
Memoir
Being And Event Summary
Being And Event
by Alain Badiou 1988 560 pages
4.02
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Mathematics
Eloge du risque Summary
Eloge du risque
by Anne Dufourmantelle 2011 311 pages
4.11
475 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
The Lover Summary
The Lover
by Marguerite Duras 1984 117 pages
3.71
66.2K ratings
France
Romance
French Literature
Papillon Summary
Papillon
by Henri Charrière 1969 544 pages
4.23
73.5K ratings
Biography
Classics
Memoir
Happiness Summary
Happiness
A Philosopher's Guide
by Frédéric Lenoir 2011 182 pages
3.92
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
France
Don Juan Summary
Don Juan
by Molière 1665 146 pages
3.55
16.8K ratings
Classics
Plays
France
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945 544 pages
4.17
6.3K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Theory
Cyrano de Bergerac Summary
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand 1897 240 pages
4.06
88.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne 1874 723 pages
4.13
57.2K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
3.99
18.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Down and Out in Paris and London Summary
Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell 1933 213 pages
4.09
96.1K ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Life Summary
Life
A User's Manual
by Georges Perec 1978 581 pages
4.18
9.7K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The God of Carnage Summary
The God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza 2007 80 pages
3.71
8.6K ratings
Plays
Theatre
Drama
The Camp of the Saints Summary
The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail 1973 316 pages
3.82
1.7K ratings
Politics
Literature
Dystopia
The Little Paris Bookshop Summary
The Little Paris Bookshop
by Nina George 2013 392 pages
3.51
104.5K ratings
Book Club
Romance
Books About Books
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia 2018 248 pages
3.91
802 ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Womens
Mathematica Summary
Mathematica
A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity
by David Bessis 2024 344 pages
4.26
423 ratings
Mathematics
Science
France
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
by Albert Camus 1942 212 pages
4.22
62.6K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
From the Earth to the Moon Summary
From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne 1865 136 pages
3.76
38.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle 1963 276 pages
3.99
46.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
France
El hombre semen Summary
El hombre semen
by Violette Ailhaud 2010 46 pages
3.66
1.1K ratings
Short Stories
France
Drama
In the Country of Others Summary
In the Country of Others
by Leïla Slimani 2020 305 pages
3.77
16.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Africa
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes 1641 59 pages
3.74
28.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Summary
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
by Gaston Leroux 1907 192 pages
3.65
13.3K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Lyrical and Critical Essays Summary
Lyrical and Critical Essays
by Albert Camus 1970 384 pages
4.30
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Essays
Literature
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2006 984 pages
4.02
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
The Apprentice Summary
The Apprentice
My Life in the Kitchen
by Jacques Pépin 2003 336 pages
4.19
10.6K ratings
Food
Memoir
Biography
This Strange Eventful History Summary
This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud 2024 448 pages
3.58
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Africa
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.28
33.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Running Summary
Running
by Jean Echenoz 2008 128 pages
3.81
2.6K ratings
Sports
France
French Literature
That Mad Ache Summary
That Mad Ache
by Françoise Sagan 1965 311 pages
3.98
1.5K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
No and Me Summary
No and Me
by Delphine de Vigan 2007 256 pages
3.72
18.6K ratings
Young Adult
France
Contemporary
Short Stories in French for Beginners Summary
Short Stories in French for Beginners
by Olly Richards 2018 252 pages
4.06
1.1K ratings
France
Short Stories
Language
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
All Those Things We Never Said Summary
All Those Things We Never Said
by Marc Levy 2008 318 pages
3.87
14.5K ratings
Romance
France
Contemporary
Die, My Love Summary
Die, My Love
by Ariana Harwicz 2012 128 pages
3.47
7.7K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mental Health
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