The most popular French biography books of 2022

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 2022. Only books in French are listed.

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Erik Satie
Cover of Erik Satie

Erik Satie

Sandrine Andrews

Published 2022

40 pages

Cléopâtre
Cover of Cléopâtre

Cléopâtre

Christian-Georges Schwentzel

Published 2022

232 pages