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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Homo universus
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Homo universus

Gaspard d'Agone

Published 2020

123 pages

Nos Ennemis
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Nos Ennemis

Arthur Mangin

Published 2020

230 pages

Anti-Macron
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Anti-Macron

Laurent Joffrin

Published 2020

400 pages

Au nom de Sankar
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Au nom de Sankar

Kausalya Sankar, Guillaume Vénétitay

Published 2020

220 pages

L'effet Louise
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L'effet Louise

Caroline Boudet

Published 2020

324 pages