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Book like “l’étranger” in French

Depends what you mean by “like l’étranger”.
If what you’re looking for is a book with the “écriture blanche” writing style (“neutral” writing that doesn’t show emotion in the main character or the narrator) then I’d suggest reading La modification by Butor which is written entirely in second person, or l’amant by Duras (didn’t like this one but maybe you would).

If you are interested in French literature, you may read some classics like Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire, or Germinal by Émile Zola, or Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. These books are classical books that most of French people read before. Perhaps it’s a bit difficult if you started reading French literature.
There is a lot of new vocabulary (if you are an English guy who wants to learn new words).
Perhaps you need to make a list of what type of French books you want to read, because the language was different during the 18th – 19th century.

Why don’t you try reading some plays? Camus wrote some plays–Caligula and Le Malentendu, for example–and jean-Paul Sartre wrote a lots of plays. I would suggest beginning with Huis clos, which is fairly short, but there are many others. In fact the 20th century is full of wonderful French playwrights. This is how I found my way into reading French and into French literature. It’s frankly easier, all else being equal, to finish a play than a novel (with some exceptions), and finishing a play gives you a sense of accomplishment. This modest beginning lead to a career in teaching French. D’ailleurs je m’excuse de ne pas vous écrire en français.

L’étranger est un roman court, écrit avec des phrases simples, d’une grande portée philosophique, et très très connu.

Pour quelqu’un qui cherche à aborder la langue française par la littérature francophone, ce sont là quatre qualités qui rendent ce roman très intéressant : la brièveté permet de toucher rapidement à différents auteurs et styles; la simplicité ne décourage pas le nouveau-venu; la portée philosophique stimule le lecteur adulte; la popularité permet de rapidement pouvoir trouver quelqu’un avec qui en discuter.

Afin de diversifier l’expérience, je chercherais un auteur autre que Camus pour continuer.

Le petit prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry est un autre roman, d’un style assez différent à L’étranger, mais possédant lui aussi ces quatre qualités de brièveté, simplicité, portée et immense popularité. On ne saurait trop le recommender.

Dans un autre registre, Le passe-muraille de Marcel Aymé est un recueil de courtes nouvelles. Il allie humour et simplicité, mais est un peu moins connu que L’étranger ou Le petit prince, et est tout de même un peu moins profond que ceux-ci.

 

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