10 Top fiction books like L'Insurgé by Jules Vallès

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L'Insurgé

By: Jules Vallès

3.42

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

L'Insurgé vient clore la trilogie romanesque autobiographique initiée avec L'Enfant et Le Bachelier…

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Cover of L'Écume des jours by Boris Vian

1. L'Écume des jours

By: Boris Vian

3.93

Format: 351 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Chick, Alise, Chloé et Colin passent leur temps à dire des choses rigolotes, à écouter Duke Ellingt… read more

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"Per me, ciccino mio"

-Boris Vian, L'Écume des jours

"Le plus clair de mon temps je le passe à l'obscurcir."

-Boris Vian, L'Écume des jours

"Те се умълчаха за миг. Една кана използва настъпилата тишина, за да издаде сребрист звук, който отекна о стените."

-Boris Vian, L'Écume des jours

"Le ciel bleu-vert pendait presque jusqu'au pavé et de grandes taches blanches marquaient sur le sol la place où des nuages venaient de se fracasser. (p. 220)"

-Boris Vian, L'Écume des jours

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2. Oriental Tales

By: Alberto Manguel , Marguerite Yourcenar

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

This collection includes: How Wang-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of… read more

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  • france
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3. The Plague

By: Albert Camus , Stuart Gilbert

4.02

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. It tells the story from the point of … read more

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"Who taught you all this, doctor?" The reply came promptly: "Suffering."

-Albert Camus, The Plague

"The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits."

-Albert Camus, The Plague

"They knew now that if there is one thing one can always yearn for, and sometimes attain, it is human love."

-Albert Camus, The Plague

"I know that man is capable of great deeds. But if he isn't capable of great emotion, well, he leaves me cold."

-Albert Camus, The Plague

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4. The Last Day of a Condemned Man

By: Victor Hugo , Libby Purves , Geoff Woollen

3.98

Format: 109 pages, Paperback

Deeply shocking in its time, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a profound and moving tale and a vi… read more

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"إن الموت يجعلني إنساناً شريراً !!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"كنت قادراً على التفكير في كل ما يسرني ، لأني كنتُ حراً"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"¡Cuantós han muerto habiendo hecho planes para una larga vida!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"ماذا عراني فصرت بهذه الدرجة من التخاذل والإنهيار؟ إن باب القبر لا يُفتح من الداخل!!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

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5. The Complete Essays

By: Michel de Montaigne , M.A. Screech

4.23

Format: 1344 pages, Paperback

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly resp… read more

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  • france
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"The thing I fear most is fear."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"We should tend our freedom wisely."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"Why do people respect the package rather than the man?"

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

"To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it."

-Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

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6. Under Fire

By: Henri Barbusse , Robin Buss , Jay Murray Winter , None

3.91

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

Based on his own experience of the Great War, Henri Barbusse's novel is a powerful account of one o… read more

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7. La Tresse

By: Laetitia Colombani

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Smita, Julia, Sarah. Trois femmes, trois vies, trois continents. Trois chemins que rien ne destine … read more

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8. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver

3.90

Format: 216 pages,

If on a Winter's Night a Traveleris a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingl… read more

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Cover of Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1) by Marcel Proust, Simon Vance, Lydia Davis

9. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis

4.15

Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback

«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more

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"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."

-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)

10. Vernon Subutex, 2 (Vernon Subutex, #2)

By: Virginie Despentes

3.10

Format: None pages,

QUI EST VERNON SUBUTEX ? Une legende urbaine. Un ange dechu. Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir. … read more

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11. Lettre d'une inconnue suivi de La ruelle au clair de la lune

By: Stefan Zweig

3.59

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Un ecrivain viennois apprend en lisant son courrier qu'une femme l'aime en secret d'un amour absolu… read more

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12. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

By: Jules Verne , Anthony Bonner

3.89

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronna… read more

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"Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not"

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

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13. Bel-Ami

By: Guy de Maupassant , Douglas Parmée

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power,… read more

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"In fact living is dying."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"Vivre enfin, c'est mourir!"

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"The only certainty is death."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"I drink to the victory of the mind over the millions."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

14. Le Lion

By: Joseph Kessel

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Au Kenya, au coeur d'une reserve naturelle, une petite fille vit en contact etroit avec la nature e… read more

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15. Un amour de Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1.2)

By: Marcel Proust

4.29

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

Un amour de Swannest un fragment de A la recherche du temps perdu, la deuxieme partie de Du cote de… read more

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16. A Man's Place

By: Annie Ernaux

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Annie Ernaux's fat… read more

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"J'écris peut-être parce qu'on n'avait plus rien à se dire."

-Annie Ernaux, A Man's Place

"Sous le bonheur, la crispation de l'aisance gagnée à l'arraché."

-Annie Ernaux, A Man's Place

"Có lẽ niềm tự hào lớn nhất đối với ông, hay thậm chí là lời biện minh cho cuộc đời ông: là tôi đang thuộc về thế giới từng khinh miệt ông."

-Annie Ernaux, A Man's Place

"It was in other people that I searched for the figure of my father, in the way they would call their children, sit down and looked bored in waiting rooms and wave goodbye on station platforms."

-Annie Ernaux, A Man's Place

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17. Bienvenue à Lafayette

By: Océane Ghanem

3.79

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

Étudiante en sciences politiques, héritière d'un empire pétrolier impliqué dans un énorme scandale … read more

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18. Avec les fées

By: Sylvain Tesson

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

L'été venait de commencer quand je partis chercher les fées sur la côte atlantique. Je ne crois pas… read more

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19. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

By: Guy de Maupassant

3.89

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more

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"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

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20. L'Insurgé

By: Jules Vallès

3.42

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

L'Insurgé vient clore la trilogie romanesque autobiographique initiée avec L'Enfant et Le Bachelier… read more

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21. La Diane française: En Étrange Pays dans mon pays lui-même

By: Various

3.89

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Des poèmes devenus le symbole de la résistance littéraire en France. Après Les Yeux d'Elsa , Il ne … read more

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7 Top novels books like L'Insurgé by Jules Vallès

Transform Your Habits

L'Écume des jours

Boris Vian

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Plague

Albert Camus , Stuart Gilbert

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Last Day of a Condemned Man

Victor Hugo , Libby Purves , Geoff Woollen

3.98

Transform Your Habits

La Tresse

Laetitia Colombani

4.36

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Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

Arthur Conan Doyle , Anne Perry , Sidney Paget , Maria Buitoni Duca

4.13

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The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas , Richard Pevear , John Lee

4.09

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