French books in English

A Listmania! list by Is (Tokyo)
 
Fear and Trembling
1.  Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb
The list author says:
  "No famous Belgians, did you say? Oh all right, maybe Amelie isn't up there with Elvis... but she SHOULD be. Her books are slim + scalpel sharp - not always loved by critics, but always good reads."
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Journey to the End of the Night
2.  Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine
The list author says:
  "Just the titles gives me the shivers! Yes, I want to journey to the end of the night! Do they speak French there? (Actually, they are a bit bitter, and they don't like America.)"
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A Brief Stay with the Living
3.  A Brief Stay with the Living by Marie Darrieussecq
The list author says:
  "This hotch-potch style takes a bit getting used to, but it's defo nothing you've seen before. Polished, pretentious, poetic. And phun."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01

In Search of Lost Time
4.  In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
The list author says:
  "Yes, children, we have to read all the six volumes. There, there, no complaining  - I did give you Amelie and she's never verobse."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Windows on the World
5.  Windows on the World by Frédéric Beigbeder
The list author says:
  "French media guy writing on the 9/11 attack. Forget about that nonsense about freedom fries, this is written with great empathy."
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Bonjour Tristesse (Essential Penguin)
6.  Bonjour Tristesse (Essential Penguin) by Francoise Sagan
The list author says:
  "The Riviera, the 60's, a teenage lolita, a playboy dad - possibly this is very trashy, it's just that it's written in such a classy way."
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Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics) by Henri Alain-Fournier
The list author says:
  "A book about being a kid during the fin de siecle - basically it's like a French 'Go-Between' (L.P. Hartley)."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Winter In Majorca
8.  Winter In Majorca by George Sand
The list author says:
  "This sounds like an airport thriller, doesn't it? No hints from the cover either. Actually, Sand is an 19th centruy female author who had a relationship w Chopin. He pops up in these travel writings."
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The Words to Say it (Women's Press Classics)
9.  The Words to Say it (Women's Press Classics) by Marie Cardinal
The list author says:
  "A French woman writing about psychoanalysis? How cliched can it get? Well, lean back in the sofa and tell me all about it.... (not sure about the translation, love the book)."
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Atomised
10.  Atomised by Michel Houellebecq
The list author says:
  "A horrible book, I don't like it one bit. Have to admit it's bloody good though."
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The Lover (Flamingo)
11.  The Lover (Flamingo) by Marguerite Duras
The list author says:
  "Saigon, mon amour... the story of Marguerite as a school-girl in Indochina, and her affair with an older business man. You've got it: it's moody, sexy, concise."
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A Very Long Engagement
12.  A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot
The list author says:
  "It'll probably be marketed as a French 'Birdsong', but with less embarrassing sex scenes.  It's about to come to sepia-tinged life in a film by Jeunet."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Jean De Florette and Manon Des Sources (Film Ink)
13.  Jean De Florette and Manon Des Sources (Film Ink) by Marcel Pagnol
The list author says:
  "...or I suppose you could just rent the movies, which have the bonuses of Emmanuelle Beart and Gerard Depardieu."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian (Penguin Modern Classics) by Marguerite Yourcenar
The list author says:
  "Took me three attempts to get into this one, but now I can't get it out of my mind."
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The Second Sex (Vintage classics)
15.  The Second Sex (Vintage classics) by Simone De Beauvoir
The list author says:
  "An absolute classic. She's got an ice-cold brain and was way ahead of her times. You can sort of dip in and out of this book - it's a heavyweight in all senses."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
16.  I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere by Anna Gavalda
The list author says:
  "Short story collection that went really big in France, though nobody seems to have heard of it in the UK. Why not?"
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Fur (Will to Conquer Series)
17.  Fur (Will to Conquer Series) by Liliane Giraudon
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A Simple Passion
18.  A Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
The list author says:
  "Sometimes exasperating, always interesting."
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The Small Pleasures Of Life
19.  The Small Pleasures Of Life by Philippe Delerm
The list author says:
  "Well, you've probably seen Amelie, so you already know that France isn't all about neurosis and black polo necks... and here's Philippe to prove it. J'aime, jaime!"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Snow
20.  Snow by Maxence Fermine
The list author says:
  "A short haiku-style book set in Japan in the 19th century. Tasteful, elegant though somehow lacking in substance."
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Strait is the Gate (Penguin Modern Classics)
21.  Strait is the Gate (Penguin Modern Classics) by Andre Gide
The list author says:
  "A classic love-story."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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