The most popular French circus & carnival books

Circus and carnival books step into a world of spectacle. Acrobats, illusionists, fortune tellers and traveling shows that appear overnight bring wonder with a hint of danger. Historical fiction and fantasy both love the big top and the lights of the midway. Only books in French are listed.

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Le funambule
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Le funambule

Rafik Schami

1995 · 1998 edition

373 pages

Monsieur Benn
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Monsieur Benn

David McKee, Valérie Dayre

Published 2014

38 pages

À la fête
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À la fête

Heather Amery, Peter Wingham

1986 · 1987 edition

23 pages

Carnavals
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Carnavals

Juliette Sanson, Musées de Granville, Musée de Normandie

Published 2020

160 pages

Strip-tease forain
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Strip-tease forain

Susan Meiselas, Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

Published 1976

150 pages

Cirque -le
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Cirque -le

François Daxhelet

Published 2011

10 pages