Recs if you like Antigone...
French Literature Final Boss
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Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature, I made starter packs (check my profile 👀) but I'm thinking we just need a big dump! Thanks to everyone participating!
This list covers books across time by French authors (as in people that have the nationality no matter their origins) and can hopefully incentivize crossovers with the Francophonie mon amour list!
Check comments to see how I diversified the list!
Classic Literature around the World
The intention of this list is to highlight classic literature from around the World. This is excluding the USA and UK from this list because they get enough attention. (Just kidding but also... not 🤭)
Curated by the PB community from 🔗this PB club post please check out this club post for the original recommendation and any possible additions that I haven't added to the list.
Any suggestions welcome! I am special requesting suggestions from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. As long as the book is considered classic literature in your country, I want to hear about it!
French Classics ⁺‧₊˚ ☕️⋆°｡⋆🥐 ˚₊‧⁺
This list comprises numerous French classics, from romantic epics, to realist critiques of society, to philosophical fiction, to scandalous stories, poetry, & more! I’ll be updating it sporadically.
French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature, here is the third list of a series to remediate it :) Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and helped me put these together!
This list only covers books published in the 20th century. See comments for more info on the methodology I used!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Classics Starter Pack II
- Francophonie mon amour
- French Literature Final Boss
French Lit Starter Pack Vol III
I know you've all been eager to get the third volume of my french lit starter pack saga. Be honest, not having it has kept you up for many nights right ? 😏 Anyways, this one is more inspired by my life, what I've had to read for school, what my parents liked to read, books I've read on recommendations, stuff like that. As a result, most of those are pretty dear to my heart, so i hope you'll all enjoy this list especially 🙂↕️
Marilyn Monroe's Personal Library
Marilyn Monroe was known as an avid reader with a deep love of literature. She took literature courses at UCLA, married a playwright, and was (in?)famously photographed reading Ulysses in a park. It's said that her divorce to Arthur Miller stemmed from an incident in which he insulted her intelligence. Supposedly, she amassed a 1000+ book collection at the height of her reading that she was very proud of. Here are the books known to be a part of her beloved personal library.
French books worth reading
For those that wish to discover French literature without sticking to the classics ! I compiled a list of French books from various genres (literature, sci-fi, fantasy, children's books, etc.) translated into English. I either already read them, was strongly advised to read them or wish to read them in the future.
Modern French Literature
French classics that are not 1500 pages long and written 200 years ago. They are accessible, modern and relevant ! In summary, this is a list of French books of the XX c. and XXI c. of less than 400 pages. (Except The Second Sex but it is too culturally important not to put it in a list like that...)
(This list is purely based on what I know and have read. Feel free to suggest new books to add.)
Classiques français partie 1
To Be, or Not To Be
Plays that everyone should read in their lifetimes.
French Classics 🇨🇵
Classics from French litterature and theatre plays (only the ones I've enjoyed).
