The most popular French biography books of 2020

A biography is the story of a real life, told by someone else. The best are built on letters, interviews and years in the archives, and they show you the person behind the public name. Their subjects are leaders, artists, scientists, athletes and figures history nearly forgot. This list shows the ones first published in 2020. Only books in French are listed.

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Michel Rocard
Cover of Michel Rocard

Michel Rocard

Pierre-Emmanuel Guigo

Published 2020

378 pages

Machiavel
Cover of Machiavel

Machiavel

Jean-Louis Fournel, Jean-Claude Zancarini

Published 2020

616 pages

Fénelon
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Fénelon

Georges Poisson

Published 2020

158 pages

Chez Trump
Cover of Chez Trump

Chez Trump

Alexandre Mendel

Published 2020

336 pages