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Bibliographies

The following thematic bibliographies have been specially prepared to help you discover the finest of French literature.

- Premières lectures

- Romans français contemporains : 1990 – 2007

- Romans d’aventure

- Récits de voyage

- Nouvelles

- Théâtre

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Most frequently read novels in the library: 

These are the top 10 novels that were the most popular among our readers over the last 10 years. They are listed in order of popularity:

  1. Le Petit prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  2. A la recherche du temps perdu, by Marcel Proust
  3. Maigret tend un piège, by Georges Simenon
  4. Les particules élémentaires, by Michel Houellebecq
  5. Maigret et la jeune morte, by Georges Simenon
  6. Le rouge et le noir, by Stendhal
  7. Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
  8. Stupeur et tremblements, by Amélie Nothomb
  9. L’Education sentimentale, by Gustave Flaubert
  10. Maigret s'amuse, by Georges Simenon

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