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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Écrire sa vie
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Écrire sa vie

Jean-Pierre Martinez

Published 2020

130 pages

Fils de l'ours
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Fils de l'ours

Isabelle Berrubey

Published 2020

434 pages

Jean Chouan
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Jean Chouan

Morgan Lazartigues

Published 2020

124 pages

39-45
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39-45

Gisèle Flachs

Published 2020

140 pages

Rebellez-vous!
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Rebellez-vous!

Marie Laguerre, Laurène Daycard

Published 2020

284 pages