“10 lines on 480 pages – you should read the book,” he said Wednesday to French broadcaster France Info, his exasperation evident at being questioned on the book’s most erotic scene a week ...

AMELIE AND PIERRE (338 pp.)—Henri Troyat—Simon & Schuster ($4.50). To some French writers the production of novels is like the eating of salted almonds—they just cannot stop. Balzac turned ...

The French book, written by Arsène Houssaye and published in 1879, is a study on the soul and life after death, Harvard Library states on a page dedicated to the book.

A glance, a grimace, a tightening of shoulders: Suspense is in the details — small details — scattered throughout Tana French’s new novel, “The Hunter.” These moments pile up until, in ...

My French Book Fest, which in previous years was offered only in New Orleans, will highlight French authors from around the world and encourage kids to engage with French in their daily life.