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french

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  1. — Michel Houellebecq

    The Map and the Territory

    The contemporary art world comes face to face with one Michel Houellebecq.

  2. — Alexandre Dumas

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839 - the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France.

  3. — Thomas Piketty

    Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    Piketty argues that the rate of return on capital tends to be higher than the rate of economic growth.

  4. — Xavier de Maistre

    Voyage Around My Room

    A somewhat privileged man confined to a room in a house as punishment for taking part in a duel. How to pass the hours? He takes a journey around his room, of course. As one does. And writes about it creatively, of course.

  5. — Alain Fournier

    Le Grand Meaulnes

    Coming of age novel widely read in France.

  6. — Marcel Proust

    Swann's Way

    Marcel eats a cookie and recalls memories, but magical.