French Escape

A LITERARY TOUR OF FRANCE

Embark on a literary journey through France with this collection of novels that provide unique insights into the country’s rich culture, history and beauty. Experience the essence of France with these captivating books.

"How paris never changes, how he cafes are always right where you left them and the streets are always right where you left them. And paris is always right where you left it."
-Fear of Flying by Erica Jong

Lonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac (1960)

After all this kind of fanfare, and ever more, I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of thinking and...

Bonjour Tristesse: by Francoise Sagan (1954)

"I knew nothing and he was going to show me Paris and introduce me to a life of luxury and indulgence. I do believe that most of the...

Memoirs of Montparnasse by John Glassco (1970)

"I had no commitments except, in a vague way, to remain uncommitted. I had no wife, no job, no ambitions, no bank account, no use for...

A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemmingway (1964)

"If you are lucky enough to have live in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life; it stays with you, for...

Paris Peasant by Louis Aragon (1926)

"But honestly, I would never have thought of myself as an observer. I like to let the winds and the rain blow through me: chance is my...

Opium Diary by Jean Cocteau (1957)

"The sensation of liberty, luxury and future was so strong that never again, whatever happens, shall I find anything akin to it" "The...

Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller (1939)

"What is a fanatic? One who believes passionately and acts desperately upon what he believes. I was always believing in something and so...

Chéri by Colette (1920)

"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer." Title : Chéri Author:...

Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet (1923)

"I at least regarded her as the only persoen who would have been worthy of my love, which amounts to saying I still loved her." "But I...

Nadja by André Breton (1928)

"I at least regarded her as the only person who would have been worthy of my love, which amounts to saying I still loved her." Title :...

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1934)

"Trouble is when you're sober you don't want to see anybody, and when you're tight nobody wants to see you." "Tangled with love in the...

Justine by Marquise de Sade (1787)

"May your crimes make you as happy as your cruelties have made me suffer" DESCRIPTION 'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine...

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934)

"We came together in a dance of death and so quickly was I sucked down into the vortex that when I came to the surface again I could not...

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A LITERARY TOUR OF FRANCE

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