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Books selected for readers looking for french books.

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  1. The Need for Roots

    1. The Need for Roots

    Simone Weil, Ros Schwartz
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  2. Nadja

    2. Nadja

    André Breton, Mark Polizzotti
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  3. Nausea

    3. Nausea

    Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  4. The Flowers of Evil

    4. The Flowers of Evil

    Charles Baudelaire, Nathan Brown
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  5. Artificial Generation

    5. Artificial Generation

    Christina Parker-Flynn
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  6. What Is Existentialism?

    6. What Is Existentialism?

    Simone De Beauvoir, Marybeth Timmermann
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  7. At the Existentialist Café

    7. At the Existentialist Café

    Sarah Bakewell
    Included for strong philosophy alignment with this french list.
  8. A Short History of Decay

    8. A Short History of Decay

    E. M. Cioran, Richard Howard
    Included for strong essays alignment with this french list.
  9. Life Worth Living

    9. Life Worth Living

    Robert Zaretsky
    Included for strong book club alignment with this french list.
  10. Thérèse Raquin

    10. Thérèse Raquin

    Émile Zola, Mint Editions
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  11. The Skin of Dreams

    11. The Skin of Dreams

    Raymond Queneau, Chris Clarke
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  12. Lost Time

    12. Lost Time

    Jozef Czapski, Eric Karpeles
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  13. Proust's Duchess

    13. Proust's Duchess

    Caroline Weber
    Included for strong book club alignment with this french list.
  14. Conversations With Rilke

    14. Conversations With Rilke

    Maurice Betz, Will Stone
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  15. How to Live

    15. How to Live

    Sarah Bakewell
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  16. The Temptation to Exist

    16. The Temptation to Exist

    E. M. Cioran, Richard Howard
    Included for strong human alignment with this french list.
  17. Éric Rohmer

    17. Éric Rohmer

    Antoine de Baecque, Noël Herpe
    Strong fit for this french list in the direction & production lane.
  18. Tractatus Logico-philosophicus

    18. Tractatus Logico-philosophicus

    Ludwig Wittgenstein, Damion Searls
    Included for strong book club alignment with this french list.
  19. La Seduction

    19. La Seduction

    Elaine Sciolino
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  20. The Trouble With Being Born

    20. The Trouble With Being Born

    E. M. Cioran, Richard Howard
    Included for strong philosophy alignment with this french list.
  21. Encounter

    21. Encounter

    Milan Kundera
    Included for strong short story alignment with this french list.
  22. Swimming in Paris

    22. Swimming in Paris

    Colombe Schneck, Lauren Elkin
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  23. The Lover

    23. The Lover

    Marguerite Duras, Barbara Bray
    Fits this list for its focus on french.
  24. Candide

    24. Candide

    Voltaire, Mint Editions
    Included for strong century alignment with this french list.

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