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Vol de nuit Vol de nuit Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *Night Flight* (French title: *Vol de Nuit*) is the second novel by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in 1931 and became an international bestseller. The book… OL10267W
Les Misérables Les Misérables Victor Hugo In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective… OL1063588W
L'Heptaméron L'Heptaméron Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre Le premier jour de septembre, que les baings des montz Pirenees commencent entrer en leur vertu, se trouverent a ceulx de Cauderes plusieurs personnes tant de France que d'Espaigne; les ungs pour y b… OL1147931W
Nana Volume I Nana Volume I Émile Zola This is a story of a young prostitute who, from her humble beginnings as a common streetwalker, rises to become a high-class Paris courtesan. Throughout her career Nana, though paid well for her favo… OL114891W
Maigret et l'homme tout seul Maigret et l'homme tout seul Georges Simenon It was August and over half of his inspectors, along with most of Paris, are on holiday. Things are fairly quiet. Then Chief Superintendent Maigret receives a telephone call about the murder of an … OL1242901W
Maigret aux assises Maigret aux assises Georges Simenon M is in the Assize Court, waiting to testify in the trial of Gaston Meurant, picture framer, accused of killing his aunt, Léontine Faverges, for her money, and a 4-year-old girl, Cécile Perrin, who s… OL1242919W
Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs Jean Genet Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1943. The free-flowing, poetic novel is a largely autobiographical account of a man'… OL1281903W
Travailleurs de la mer Travailleurs de la mer Victor Hugo "The Toilers of the Sea tells of the reclusive Guernsey fisherman Gilliatt, who salvages the engines of a wrecked ship by performing great feats of engineering, matching wits with sea and storm, and … OL15202027W
L' amant L' amant Marguerite Duras Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Dur… OL159453W
Novels (La chute / L'Étranger) Novels (La chute / L'Étranger) Albert Camus Contains: [La chute](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1230631W) L'Étranger OL16033130W
Kamal Jann Kamal Jann Dominique Eddé "Dominique Edde's gripping novel tells the story of the doomed Jann family as they plot against one another for revenge and power. Kamal Jann, a successful lawyer in New York City, has a troubled pas… OL16601725W
The death of Corinne The death of Corinne R. T. Raichev When legendary French diva Corinne Coreille receives death threats in the mail she retreats to the country estate of her godmother Lady Grylls, which is filled with a strange--and possibly dangerous-… OL17923660W
The passion The passion Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms … OL1918808W
Bakhita Bakhita Véronique Olmi Bakhita, born in Darfur in the mid-19th century, was abducted by slave traders at the age of seven. Resold on a slave market in Sudan, it will pass from master to master, and will be bought by the It… OL19730365W
Le radeau de la Méduse Le radeau de la Méduse François Weyergans Cinquième roman d'un auteur généralement considéré comme un virtuose. Un éloge de l'indécision et une oeuvre "optimiste sur la paresse d'être: il ne s'y passe rien". Le héros est un jeune intellectue… OL2062627W
Sans Moi Sans Moi Marie Desplechin "Sans Moi is the resonant story of two Parisian women: the narrator, a single mother and commercial writer struggling to bring up her two young children, and Olivia, a recovering drug addict and onet… OL2302249W
Bouvard and Pecuchet Bouvard and Pecuchet Gustave Flaubert The unfinished satirical work published after Flaubert's death presents the adventures of two Parisian copy clerks who form a symbiotic relationship and explore nearly every branch of knowledge in se… OL24251798W
Ancien malade des hôpitaux de Paris Ancien malade des hôpitaux de Paris Daniel Pennac Cette nuit-là, le docteur Galvan trouva la foi, la perdit, la retrouva, la perdit à nouveau, et ainsi de suite car la nuit fut longue. Il fallait qu'il le raconte à quelqu'un. Désolé que ce soit vous. OL26191671W
Marzycielka z Ostendy Marzycielka z Ostendy Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt In these five tales, the author reveals the power of imagination in our lives. All five -- "The dreamer of Ostend", "Perfect crime", "The healing", "Bad literature", and "Woman with flowers"--Suggest… OL28171751W
On dirait nous On dirait nous Didier van Cauwelaert "Soline est une jeune violoncelliste, Illan un brillant glandeur au potentiel en sommeil. En dehors de leur amour, rien ne va plus dans leur vie ... jusqu'au jour où un vieux couple attachant leur pr… OL28216483W
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