Not sure where to begin? Here are ten Francophone novels that have been translated into English — spanning France, Africa, the Caribbean and Québec — chosen to give you a broad first taste of this rich literary world.
- The Stranger by Albert Camus (Algeria / France, 1942)
- So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ (Senegal, 1979)
- The Suns of Independence by Ahmadou Kourouma (Côte d’Ivoire, 1968)
- Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau (Martinique, 1992)
- The Sacred Night by Tahar Ben Jelloun (Morocco, 1987)
- Allah Is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma (Côte d’Ivoire, 2000)
- Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou (Congo, 2005)
- The Dark Child by Camara Laye (Guinea, 1953)
- Climbié by Bernard Dadié (Côte d’Ivoire, 1956)
- Pélagie-la-Charrette by Antonine Maillet (Acadie, 1979)
