Editions Gallic returns to Gallic Books’ original mission of bringing together the very best of French in English.
A combination of classic and contemporary French literature, the collection aims to bring readers back to old favourites as well as introducing new titles from iconic francophone authors.
Asphyxia
Violette Leduc
An extraordinary tale of a stifled childhood and an unrelenting zeal for life from the protégée of Simone de Beauvoir.
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Three Rival Sisters
Marie-Louise Gagneur
A duo of novellas critiquing late nineteenth-century society and marriage conventions, from pioneering French feminist Marie-Louise Gagneur.
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The Woman of the Wolf and Other Stories
Renée Vivien
A radically feminist reworking of adventure stories, biblical tales, and Greek and Roman fables from the late sapphic poet.
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How’s the Pain?
Pascal Garnier
Death is Simon’s business. And now the ageing vermin exterminator is preparing to die. But he still has one last job down on the coast.
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I Remember
Georges Perec
Georges Perec’s I Remember is both an affectionate portrait of mid-century Paris and a daring memoir.
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The African
J. M. G. Le Clézio
The African is a memoir of a lost childhood and a tribute to a father whom Le Clézio never really knew.
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The Vatican Cellars
André Gide
A send-up of conventional morality that features, in the amoral Lafcadio, one of Nobel-winner Gide’s most original creations.
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The Gourmet
Muriel Barbery
A voluptuous and poignant meditation on food and its deeper significance in our lives.
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Clisson and Eugenie
Napoléon Bonaparte
The tragic story of Clisson and Eugénie reveals one of history’s great leaders to also be an accomplished writer of fiction.
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery
By turns moving and hilarious, this unusual and insightful novel is an international publishing sensation, with sales of over 10 million cop…
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