The most popular French biography & memoir books of 2020

Biography and memoir are true stories of real lives. Some are told by a writer who has studied the person for years and others by the person who lived it. Presidents, artists, athletes, scientists and people you have never heard of are all here, with lives as gripping as any novel. This list shows the ones first published in 2020. Only books in French are listed.

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Greenlights
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Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

2020 · 2021 edition

320 pages

Traverser l'hiver
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Traverser l'hiver

Katherine May, キャサリン・メイ

2020 · 2021 edition

235 pages

One life
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One life

Megan Rapinoe

Published 2020

278 pages

Ginseng Roots
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Ginseng Roots

Craig Thompson

2020 · 2024 edition

448 pages

Sans alcool
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Sans alcool

Claire Touzard

2020 · 2022 edition

285 pages

Alan Turing
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Alan Turing

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

2020 · 2023 edition

32 pages

Kevin Durant
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Kevin Durant

Marcus Thompson

Published 2020

272 pages

Bix
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Bix

Scott Chantler

Published 2020

256 pages

Jesse Owens
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Jesse Owens

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

2020 · 2023 edition

32 pages