French Books for Beginners

Looking to learn French or get back into it? These adult fiction and nonfiction books from the Libraries in Clackamas County are great for easing in at your own pace.

Updated October 21, 2025
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Une si longue lettre : roman
Bâ, Mariama.
Paper Book
This novel is in the form of a letter, written by the widowed Ramatoulaye and describing her struggle for survival. It is the winner of the Noma Award.
Petit pays : roman
Faye, Gaël
Paper Book
Already an international sensation and prize-winning bestseller in France, an evocative coming-of-age story of a young boy, a lost childhood and a shattered homeland.   SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALBERTINE PRIZE * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE<...
Short stories in French
Coward, Richard
Paper Book
This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original French and in English translation. Including stories by Bolanger, Cotnoir, Le Clezio and Germain, this volume gives afascinating insight into French culture and literature...

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