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Literature, philosophy, cinema, art and food told as a conversation rather than a textbook.28 guides to explore
FRA9 · EDITOR'S SELECTION
01—0901 · Writers, poets & books
French literature
A reading map from medieval epics to the contemporary novel.
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02 · Writers, poets & books
La poésie française
Voices that changed rhythm, imagery and language.
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03 · Writers, poets & books
Victor Hugo
Novelist, poet and public conscience of a turbulent century.
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04 · Writers, poets & books
Charles Baudelaire
Beauty, boredom and the modern city in a new language.
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05 · Writers, poets & books
Marcel Proust
A vast journey through memory, time and social worlds.
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Albert Camus
Clear-eyed stories of absurdity, revolt and dignity.
Read →07 · Ideas & philosophers
French philosophy
The big French ideas without unnecessary jargon.
Read →08 · French cinema
History of French cinema
From the first screening to contemporary directors.
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La Nouvelle Vague
A generation broke the rules and reinvented filmmaking.
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