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French literature is literature written by French authors; although the term may also be used to refer to all literature written in the French language

Fine examples include

The writings of Michel de Montaigne, "inventor" of the essay form.
The Fables[?] of La Fontaine.
The Red And The Black[?] by Stendhal.
Gargantua[?] and Pantagruel[?] by Francois Rabelais.
Pere Goriot[?] by Honore de Balzac.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
Germinal[?] by Emile Zola.
Stephane Mallarme
André Malraux
Denis Diderot
Jean Racine
Pierre Loti

Literary criticism

Poetry

See List of French language poets

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