The most popular French essays books of 2020

Essays are short works of nonfiction in which a writer thinks something through. The subject can be anything: politics, a walk, a film, a grief. What matters is the mind at work and the voice. Collections here range from the classic to the sharply contemporary. This list shows the ones first published in 2020. Only books in French are listed.

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Racismes de France
Cover of Racismes de France

Racismes de France

Omar Slaouti, Olivier Le Cour Grandmaison

Published 2020

394 pages

Joe Biden
Cover of Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Jean-Éric Branaa

Published 2020

320 pages

Comment être visionnaire
Cover of Comment être visionnaire

Comment être visionnaire

Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner, François Tharaud

Published 2020

350 pages