recently translated French books

Book review: The Bridgetower Sonata by Emmanuel Dongala
The Bridgetower Sonata is a delightful narrative about a young 18th century virtuoso violinist of…

Book review: The Heart by Maylis de Kerangal
The Heart is not for the timid reader; but it is a beautiful reminder of…

Book review: Award-winning 'Arcadia' by Emanuelle Bayamack-Tam - translated by Ruth Diver
The term 'Arcadia' refers to a peaceful place, where human beings live in harmony. Emmanuelle…

MyFrenchLife – MaVieFrançaise #bookclub: September-October read
Read with us this September, the MyFrenchLife™ French Book Club is reading ‘The Exchange of…

The Rain Watcher by Tatiana de Rosnay: bookclub event recap
In the beginning, I had good reasons to choose this book even though I had…