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Upon being horrified by how much French I've forgotten (my mom was a native speaker but she's been gone a while now), I'm trying to include more French-language books into my reading list. I would love to read a whole bunch by POC authors, but I'm not sure where to start looking.
I would especially appreciate any recs of YA or even children's books, which will likely be a lot easier for me to get through until I build up my vocabulary again. Comics and graphic novels would also be good, since pictures help with context.
Thanks!
February 11 2012, 23:20:19 UTC 3 months ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Vieu
February 12 2012, 19:13:59 UTC 3 months ago
February 12 2012, 04:41:36 UTC 3 months ago
The French are really big on graphic novels so you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding some to read (although how much success you`ll have finding graphic novels by poc I cannot say. There's a lot of translate Manga though, if you`re into that). I actually read the entire Sailor Moon series in French, but unfortunately they've gone out of print and are really expensive to buy. If you can get your hands on them they`re pretty good reads.
Thoroughly recommend Alexandre Dumas. His writing is very plotty and long, but he uses quite simple words and has a very engaging style so I (a non-native French speaker) found it fairly easy to read.
Le Comte de Monte Cristo par Alexandre Dumas
Les Trois Mousequetaires par Alexandre Dumas
La Dame aux Camélias par Alexandre Dumas fils
Persepolis par Marjane Satrapi
February 12 2012, 19:16:31 UTC 3 months ago