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French literature has been a significant part of French culture. French intellectuals influenced the course of history and shaped the country as you know it today. A knowledge of French literature is crucial to understanding the French and an excellent way to learn the language.

From Hugo, Zola, Balzac,Flaubert, Camus to Sartre, just to name a few, there have been hundreds if not thousands of exceptional books written since the 17th century.

What are the most influential French novels? What are the books that will make you fall in love with French literature?

Here is a list of 20 books that will make you love French literature.

20 Books That Will Make You Love French Literature

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Les Fleurs du Mal

Author: Charles Baudelaire

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Les Misérables

Author: Victor Hugo

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L’Étranger

Author: Albert Camus

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Madame Bovary

Author: Gustave Flaubert

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Le Petit Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Bel-Ami

by Guy de Maupassant

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Candide, ou l’optimisme

by Voltaire

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Le rouge et le noir

by Stendhal

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Les Trois Mousquetaires

by Alexandre Dumas

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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

by Alexandre (père) Dumas

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Notre-Dame of Paris

By Victor Hugo

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Fables

By Jean de La Fontaine

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Germinal

By Emile Zola

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Phèdre

By Jean Racine

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Le Cid

By Pierre Corneille

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La Chartreuse de Parme

By Stendhal

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Le Père Goriot

By Honoré de Balzac

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La Bête humaine

By Emile Zola

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La Peau de chagrin

By Honoré de Balzac

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L’Avare

By Molière

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