Best French Literature
Best French Literature is a structured books dataset with 22 entries. Its fields include Title, Author, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 22 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Title, Author, Year, Genre, Pages (approx).
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1759 to 1984
- Across 22 preview rows
- Pages (approx) range
- 96 to 4,215
- Across 22 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Title, Author, and Year across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 22 downloadable records
Title↕ | Author↕ | Year↕ | Genre↕ | Pages (approx)↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Les Miserables | Victor Hugo | 1862 | Historical Novel | 1,463 |
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | Victor Hugo | 1831 | Gothic Novel | 940 |
Madame Bovary | Gustave Flaubert | 1856 | Realist Novel | 329 |
Sentimental Education | Gustave Flaubert | 1869 | Realist Novel | 480 |
In Search of Lost Time | Marcel Proust | 1913 | Modernist Novel | 4,215 |
The Stranger | Albert Camus | 1942 | Philosophical Novel | 123 |
The Plague | Albert Camus | 1947 | Philosophical Novel | 308 |
The Fall | Albert Camus | 1956 | Philosophical Novel | 147 |
Nausea | Jean-Paul Sartre | 1938 | Philosophical Novel | 253 |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas | 1844 | Adventure | 1,276 |
The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas | 1844 | Historical Adventure | 700 |
Candide | Voltaire | 1759 | Satire | 144 |
The Red and the Black | Stendhal | 1830 | Realist Novel | 576 |
The Charterhouse of Parma | Stendhal | 1839 | Historical Novel | 512 |
Pere Goriot | Honore de Balzac | 1835 | Realist Novel | 304 |
Lost Illusions | Honore de Balzac | 1843 | Realist Novel | 720 |
Germinal | Emile Zola | 1885 | Naturalist Novel | 591 |
Therese Raquin | Emile Zola | 1867 | Naturalist Novel | 256 |
The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | 1943 | Novella | 96 |
Journey to the End of the Night | Louis-Ferdinand Celine | 1932 | Modernist Novel | 464 |
The Lover | Marguerite Duras | 1984 | Autobiographical Novel | 128 |
Bonjour Tristesse | Francoise Sagan | 1954 | Novel | 160 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Best French Literature organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 22 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 22 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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