20 best-selling fiction books like L'excessive by Alexandra Lapierre

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L'excessive

By: Alexandra Lapierre

3.59

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Issue de la petite noblesse, elle devint la protégée du roi d'Angleterre et l'amie de l'impératrice…

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1. A Room of One’s Own

By: Virginia Woolf

4.21

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October,… read more

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"Truth had run through my fingers. Every drop had escaped."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Freedom and fullness of expression are of the essence of the art."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

"Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems."

-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

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2. The Paul Street Boys

By: Ferenc Molnár , Masimiliano Longo

4.17

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The war between two groups of Hungarian boys living in Budapest. One with Hungarian national colour… read more

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  • fiction
"Csónakosi taskus leidus kõike. Pole sellist turgugi, kus oleks nii palju kõige mitmekesisemaid asju kui Csónakosi taskus. Seal oli sulenuga, nööri, kuule, vasest ukselink, naelu, võti, riiet, märkmik…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

"Ama ben kahraman değilim. Buraya gelmemin ne kadar önemli olduğunu bilmiyordum. Ben sadece diğer arkadaşlar gibi savaşmaya geldim. Onlar gibi, aynen arkadaşlarım gibi... Sonra birden önünde Feri Áts’…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

"Was it good? Nemecsek fixed his blue eyes on Gereb and replied: Yes, and quietly added: Much better than to be standing on the bank, laughing at me. I'd rather stay in the water neck-deep until New Y…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

Cover of Pauline by Alexandre Dumas, Anne-Marie Callet-Bianco

3. Pauline

By: Alexandre Dumas , Anne-Marie Callet-Bianco

3.39

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

<> Pauline(1838) est un des premiers romans de Dumas, ou Monte-Cristose trouve en germe. C'est un l… read more

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  • fiction
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4. Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an in… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"Meat, ma'am, meat."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"Please, sir, I want some more."

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"هناك كتب .. غلافـها أفضل ما فيها"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

"There are a good many books, are there not, my boy?"

-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

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5. The Name of the Rose

By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver

4.14

Format: 552 pages, Paperback

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."

-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

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6. Olympos: Vizi, amori e avventure degli antichi dei

By: Giorgio Ieranò

3.77

Format: 342 pages,

Gli dei dell'antica Grecia sono rissosi, violenti, bugiardi, passionali... molto diversi dall'immag… read more

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7. Acide sulfurique

By: Amélie Nothomb

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

<> Concentration : la derniere-nee des emissions televisees. On enleve des gens, on recrute des kap… read more

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  • fiction
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8. The Leopard

By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa , Archibald Colquhoun

4.01

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

The Sicilian prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (1896-1957) died just after writing The Leopard, h… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"While there’s death there’s hope"

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"Cambiare tutto perché niente cambi."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"La eternidad amorosa dura pocos años."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

"Nothing could be decently hated except eternity."

-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard

9. Manon Lescaut

By: Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles , Leonard Tancock , None

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

"'The sweetness of her glance - or rather, my evil star already in its ascendant and drawing me to … read more

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10. Lucrèce Borgia

By: Victor Hugo

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Indifferente a la haine de l'Italie entiere, Lucrece Borgia parade au carnaval de Venise. Qui pourr… read more

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11. The Passion of Artemisia

By: Susan Vreeland

2.76

Format: 320 pages,

From extraordinary highs - patronage by the Medicis, friendship with Galileo and, most importantly … read more

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12. Lessico famigliare

By: Natalia Ginzburg , Cesare Garboli

5.00

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Lessico famigliaree la storia di una famiglia ebrea, quella della stessa scrittrice, che si svolge … read more

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13. The Red and the Black

By: Stendhal , None

3.86

Format: 577 pages, Paperback

Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon re… read more

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  • fiction
"A good book is an event in my life."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"It seems that my destiny is to die dreaming."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

14. The Elegance of the Hedgehog

By: Muriel Barbery , Alison Anderson

2.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us. We… read more

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15. The Portrait of a Lady

By: Henry James , Patricia Crick

3.79

Format: 797 pages, Paperback

When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touche… read more

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  • historical
"She has only one fault; too many ideas."

-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

"If one is strong, one loves the more strongly."

-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

"It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be."

-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

"The finer natures were those that shone at the larger times."

-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

16. Silk

By: Alessandro Baricco

3.37

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

When an epidemic threatens to destroy the silk trade in France, the young merchant Herve Joncour le… read more

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17. The Florios of Sicily

By: Stefania Auci

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A grand, sweeping international bestseller that captures the many lives of Italy's most notorious f… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
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18. My Husband

By: Maud Ventura

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this suspenseful and darkly funny debut novel, a sophisticated French woman spends her life obse… read more

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  • fiction
"When it comes to love, I’ve learned nothing: I love too intensely and I’m consumed by my own love (analysis, jealousy, doubt)—so much that when I’m in love, I always end up slightly extinguished and …"

-Maud Ventura, My Husband

Cover of Ce que je sais de toi by Éric Chacour

19. Ce que je sais de toi

By: Éric Chacour

4.43

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Dans le Caire des années 1980, un jeune médecin suit un destin tracé pour lui. Entre son dispensair… read more

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  • fiction
"Le jour, ses mains en prolongement des tiennes sur le corps des patients. La nuit, son corps en prolongement du tien sous tes mains impatientes."

-Éric Chacour, Ce que je sais de toi

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20. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.65

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

The moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading. … read more

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  • fiction
"It hurts to realize that it might be too late now for anything but regret."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"And here I am spending a sleepless night in a strange place. We might not be far from home, but I feel lonely."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"No es cuestión de ser expertos o novatos. Si lo plantea así, ni siquiera yo lo soy tanto. Lo importante es sentir emociones al toparse con un libro."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"In my dream, I was an android maid living in a city in the not-so- distant future. In that neighbourhood, all the buildings were made of used books."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

Cover of Une belle vie by Virginie Grimaldi

21. Une belle vie

By: Virginie Grimaldi

4.21

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

Emma et Agathe Delorme sont sœurs. Elles ont grandi l'une contre l'autre, mais sont pourtant très d… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Children's Train by Viola Ardone

22. The Children's Train

By: Viola Ardone

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Based on true events, a heartbreaking story of love, family, hope, and survival set in post-World W… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
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23. Fractured Soul

By: Akira Mizubayashi

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Awarded the Prix des libraires by France’s booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"« C’est un livre magnifique. En pleine période de folie fasciste et d’engouement militariste et ultranationaliste, Yoshino a eu l’audace d’écrire, à l’intention des jeunes Japonais, un livre qui prôn…"

-Akira Mizubayashi, Fractured Soul

Cover of La Mariée portait des bottes jaunes (French Edition) by Katherine Pancol

24. La Mariée portait des bottes jaunes (French Edition)

By: Katherine Pancol

3.86

Format: 692 pages, Kindle Edition

Quand leur mère les dépose devant la grille du Château de Berléac en leur promettant de revenir les… read more

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25. Les Vertueux

By: Yasmina Khadra

4.17

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

J'ai vécu ce que j'avais à vivre et aimé du mieux que j'ai pu. Si je n'ai pas eu de chance ou si je… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
"Chaque generation réclame sa part de la tragédie ."

-Yasmina Khadra, Les Vertueux

"Lorsqu’on essaye de tourner les page qui on ete écrit avec le sang des martyrs, on s’apersevra que le sang la traverser et a atteint toutes les pages qui suivent ."

-Yasmina Khadra, Les Vertueux

"on ne reste pas la ou il n’ya rien a voir et rien a glaner, le monde appartient a celui qui sais que la vie est courte et non renouvelable on est pas oblige d’etre riche et instruit pour le réclamer,…"

-Yasmina Khadra, Les Vertueux

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26. Il libro delle case

By: Andrea Bajani

3.09

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A quante parti di noi siamo disposti a rinunciare per continuare a essere noi stessi? E soprattutto… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Malinverno by Domenico Dara

27. Malinverno

By: Domenico Dara

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Ci sono paesi in cui i libri sono nell’aria, le parole dei romanzi e delle poesie appartengono a tu… read more

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  • fiction
"Quando non abbiamo le persone che amiamo ce le inventiamo. Ma tutto, nella vita, funziona così. C'inventiamo sempre ciò che ci manca."

-Domenico Dara, Malinverno

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28. A grandezza naturale

By: Erri De Luca

3.56

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A tamaño natural es una disección única de una de las relaciones más sagradas y conflictivas entre … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Une Sirène à Paris by Mathias Malzieu

29. Une Sirène à Paris

By: Mathias Malzieu

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

En ple mes de juny, les aigües del Sena pugen per sorpresa i amenacen inundar París. Corren rumors … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of L'excessive by Alexandra Lapierre

30. L'excessive

By: Alexandra Lapierre

3.59

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Issue de la petite noblesse, elle devint la protégée du roi d'Angleterre et l'amie de l'impératrice… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
Cover of Le Diplôme by Amaury Barthet

31. Le Diplôme

By: Amaury Barthet

3.22

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

" Enfin un roman qui ne vous plombe pas le moral, vous fait sourire [...] La réussite est totale, l… read more

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Transform Your Habits

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Leopard

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa , Archibald Colquhoun

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James , Patricia Crick

3.79

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Les femmes du bout du monde

Mélissa Da Costa

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Une belle vie

Virginie Grimaldi

4.21

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La Dernière allumette

Marie Vareille

4.66

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Où vont les larmes quand elles sèchent

Baptiste Beaulieu

3.98

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