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French Literature

French literature pulses with existential questions and revolutionary ideas, born from Parisian cafés and centuries of intellectual discourse. Through memoirs, philosophical narratives, and sweeping dramas, these works explore humanity's deepest struggles against backdrops ranging from Notre-Dame's gothic spires to the sun-drenched Mediterranean coast.

French Literature Book Summaries

The Stranger Summary
The Stranger
by Albert Camus 1942 123 pages
4.03
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Bel-Ami Summary
Bel-Ami
by Guy de Maupassant 1885 416 pages
3.86
45k+ ratings
France
French Literature
Classics
The Myth of Sisyphus Summary
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus 1942 192 pages
4.18
75k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Essays
The Fall Summary
The Fall
by Albert Camus 1956 147 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
Les Liaisons dangereuses Summary
Les Liaisons dangereuses
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 1782 402 pages
4.06
55k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
The Plague Summary
The Plague
by Albert Camus 1947 308 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
France
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo 1862 1463 pages
4.21
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
France
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel
by Albert Camus 1951 320 pages
4.14
17k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Being and Nothingness Summary
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943 688 pages
3.99
33k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
France
Candide Summary
Candide
by Voltaire 1759 129 pages
3.76
200k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Classics
Nausea Summary
Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1938 178 pages
3.94
100k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Summary
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 1831 510 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
The Words Summary
The Words
The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963 256 pages
3.74
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Biography
Journey to the End of the Night Summary
Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 1932 453 pages
4.19
45k+ ratings
France
Literature
French Literature
Père Goriot Summary
Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac 1835 384 pages
3.85
63k+ ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
Madame Bovary Summary
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert 1856 329 pages
3.70
300k+ ratings
Classics
France
Literature
The Counterfeiters Summary
The Counterfeiters
by André Gide 1925 451 pages
3.83
9k+ ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
A Happy Death Summary
A Happy Death
by Albert Camus 1971 144 pages
3.81
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé 2007 169 pages
3.47
21k+ ratings
Humor
Novels
France
What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944 128 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The First Man Summary
The First Man
by Albert Camus 1994 359 pages
3.97
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Emile, or On Education Summary
Emile, or On Education
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1762 501 pages
3.58
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Nada se opone a la noche Summary
Nada se opone a la noche
by Delphine de Vigan 2011 376 pages
4.33
18k+ ratings
France
Roman
Memoir
Les Nourritures terrestres Summary
Les Nourritures terrestres
Suivi de Les nouvelles nourritures
by André Gide 1897
3.68
3k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
France
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
4.00
18k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Happiness Summary
Happiness
A Philosopher's Guide
by Frédéric Lenoir 2011 182 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
France
The Black Tulip Summary
The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas 1850 246 pages
3.85
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
Life Summary
Life
A User's Manual
by Georges Perec 1978 581 pages
4.18
9k+ ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
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