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Featured Article: J'adore—The Best French Authors to Listen to Now
Ah, France—the food. The wine. The style. From the City of Lights to the countryside, France is one of the most popular tourist destination spots in the world. But whether your French travel plans are on hold or you’re ready to take a virtual trip now, French literature is one of the best ways to get to know France’s fascinating history, people, and culture. Discover three centuries of the best French authors and their greatest works.
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12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and others
- Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, David Clarke, Phil Chenevert, and others
- Length: 89 hrs and 18 mins
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Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1 and learn about these classic books: Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, and more....
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12 Books to Read Before You Die, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, David Clarke, Phil Chenevert, Mark F. Smith, Elizabeth Klett, John Greenman, Craig Franklin, Adrian Praetzellis, Aaron Blain, Peter Tucker
- Series: Twain's Tom and Huck, Book 1-2, Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
- Length: 89 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-17-20
- Language: English
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Illusions perdues
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Pierre-François Garel
- Length: 23 hrs and 29 mins
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Inspiré à Balzac par son expérience dans l'imprimerie, Illusions perdues raconte l'échec de Lucien de Rubempré, jeune provincial épris de gloire littéraire...
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masterpiece of an audiobook
- By Wendy Whiskywoman on 07-27-22
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Illusions perdues
- Narrated by: Pierre-François Garel
- Length: 23 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 11-22-19
- Language: French
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Father Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 12 hrs
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Impoverished young aristocrat Eugene de Rastignac is determined to climb the social ladder and impress himself on Parisian high society. He encounters Jean-Joachim Goriot, a retired vermicelli maker....
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Astounding performance
- By Laurence Grey on 04-05-21
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Father Goriot
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 07-21-18
- Language: English
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Le Pere Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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This is a heart-wrenching story of a man driven to poverty by the selfless acts and the overwhelming love and devotion that he has for his two daughters....
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A minor masterpiece
- By Indi Rock on 03-04-18
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Le Pere Goriot
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-11-16
- Language: English
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Le père Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Éric Herson-Macarel
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Voici donc l'histoire de ce père Goriot, vermicellien ayant fait fortune et qui, tel l'Albatros de Baudelaire, se déchirera les entrailles pour élever ses enfants...
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comedienarfait pour une histoire sans interet
- By Arthur MILCHIOR on 10-07-18
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Le père Goriot
- Narrated by: Éric Herson-Macarel
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-25-16
- Language: French
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Three Best French Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant, Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert
- By: Guy der Maupassant, Gustave Flaubert, Honoré der Balzac
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh, Paul Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Enjoy the short stories of three of the greatest writers of French literature, for the first time assembled together in audiobook and narrated in a lively way...
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Pointless and plotless stories
- By David W. on 09-06-21
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Three Best French Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant, Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh, Paul Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-30-17
- Language: English
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Cousin Bette
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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Lisbeth Fischer has lived in the shadow of her beautiful cousin Adeline for much of her life. Pampered while Lisbeth works in the fields, Adeline makes an enviable leap in status when Baron Hulot offers her his hand in marriage....
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Cousin Bette
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 05-12-20
- Language: English
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Pierre-François Garel
- Length: 20 hrs
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Par cette fresque aux allures de roman policier, Balzac dépeint et fustige les incohérences sociales, politiques et judiciaires de son...
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
- Narrated by: Pierre-François Garel
- Length: 20 hrs
- Release date: 02-12-19
- Language: French
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Cousin Bette
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Johanna Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
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The Bette referred to in this magnificent novel's title is Lisbeth Fischer, an excruciatingly cunning poor relation who both depends upon and nurses a terrible grudge....
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Narrator!
- By Murasaki on 12-03-06
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Cousin Bette
- Narrated by: Johanna Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-22-06
- Language: English
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Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Alain Couchot
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Le jeune Nicolas Poussin, encore inconnu, rend visite au peintre Franz Porbus, le portraitiste officiel du roi Henri IV. Poussin y rencontre...
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Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu
- Narrated by: Alain Couchot
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 09-24-19
- Language: French
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Old Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Balzac’s universally loved novel explores the great theme of money and its effect on the human character....
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Classic novel, classically done
- By Eileen on 06-13-12
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Old Goriot
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-23-11
- Language: English
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La Rabouilleuse
- The Black Sheep; The Two Brothers
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Brothers Philippe and Joseph Bridau are completely unalike: Philippe, braggart and soldier, formerly aide-de-camp to Napoleon, is their mother Agathe's favorite; Joseph, a poor and aspiring artist, is raised in his brother's shadow....
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Brutal poetic justice
- By Tad Davis on 06-23-20
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La Rabouilleuse
- The Black Sheep; The Two Brothers
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 06-24-19
- Language: English
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Bilingual Classic Novels - Father Goriot
- English-French
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, Bernard, Aaron Blain
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
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Set in Paris in 1819, it follows the intertwined lives of three characters: the elderly doting Goriot, a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin, and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac....
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Bilingual Classic Novels - Father Goriot
- English-French
- Narrated by: Bruce Pirie, Bernard, Aaron Blain
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-08-20
- Language: English
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Le Pere Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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At the shabby boarding house in the rue Neuve-Sainte-Geneviève, petty Madame Vauquer and her tenants wonder at the plight of the aging resident Goriot....
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balzac rocks
- By beatrice on 03-12-10
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Le Pere Goriot
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 01-05-07
- Language: English
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Colonel Chabert
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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In the brutal Prussian winter of 1807, Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée suffered massive losses to the Russians in the Battle of Eylau. Many thousands died. Young Colonel Chabert falls heroically, his actions having turned the tide of the battle....
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Thought provoking tale by Balzac
- By Simon Brodie on 07-05-21
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Colonel Chabert
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-21-21
- Language: English
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Las ilusiones perdidas [The Lost Illusions]
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Diego Rousselon
- Length: 25 hrs and 22 mins
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Obra maestra de Balzac, Las ilusiones perdidas cuenta la historia de un joven de provincias con ambiciones artísticas que sueña con triunfar en París. La odisea de Lucien Rubempré desde la inocencia de su....
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Balzac, Balzac
- By luis bianchi on 02-26-22
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Las ilusiones perdidas [The Lost Illusions]
- Narrated by: Diego Rousselon
- Length: 25 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-18-21
- Language: Spanish
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Pere Goriot
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs
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One of the greatest of French novelists, Balzac, trained as a lawyer, was a great judge of human nature....
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Wonderful social novel
- By Ted on 08-09-04
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Pere Goriot
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 04-08-04
- Language: English
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Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Nicolas Planchais
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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"Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu" est une nouvelle d'Honoré de Balzac de 1831. Ce texte, à la fois fantastique et philosophique, est une véritable réflexion sur l'art...
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Le chef-d'œuvre inconnu
- Narrated by: Nicolas Planchais
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 12-01-14
- Language: French
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Le médecin de campagne
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Pierre Aussedat
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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En 1829, par une jolie matinée de printemps, un homme âgé d'environ cinquante ans suivait à cheval un chemin montagneux qui mène à un gros bourg...
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Le médecin de campagne
- Narrated by: Pierre Aussedat
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 07-12-16
- Language: French
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Eugénie Grandet
- By: Honoré de Balzac
- Narrated by: Jonathan Fried
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Hailed as the father of the naturalist novel, French author and playwright Honoré de Balzac left a legacy of treasured literary works that include Père Goriot and Cousin Bette....
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Unpleasant people
- By Tad Davis on 06-08-14
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Eugénie Grandet
- Narrated by: Jonathan Fried
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-24-13
- Language: English
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