French literature is literature written by French authors or 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 also:
List of French language poets, List of French language authors