Tag Archives: Livres en français

“Thérèse Raquin” by Émile Zola (1867) – book review

Posted on April 19, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

One of the few books I have read three times –first as a fairly impressionable student, then in my early far-flung thirties and now recently again once I reluctantly hit the 50 mark and the point of no return. I … Continue reading →

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“Suite Française” by Irène Némirovsky (2004) – book review

Posted on April 12, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

 I think I might get lynched for saying this, but I couldn’t really get along with this book very well at all. I know the personal history is tragic, and it is remarkable that the novel was written during the … Continue reading →

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“L’Élégance du Hérisson” / “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery (2006) – book review

Posted on April 10, 2015 by nicolaliteraryramblings

Couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about for well nigh two thirds of this prizewinner. Found the philosophising overbearing, the pace annoying and the vocabulary quite frankly difficult en français. Then all of a sudden the magic began to … Continue reading →

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