The most popular French exploration & adventure books

These are true stories of people who went to the edge. Polar expeditions, mountain climbs, ocean crossings, jungle treks and survival against the odds are told by those who were there or by writers who followed their trail. Gripping, humbling and often hard to put down. Only books in French are listed.

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L'esprit de la montagne
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L'esprit de la montagne

Robert Macfarlane, 罗伯特·麦克法伦

2003 · 2004 edition

294 pages

The Long Way
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The Long Way

Bernard Moitessier

1974 · 1995 edition

240 pages

Le Prince rouge
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Le Prince rouge

Timothy Snyder

2008 · 2013 edition

384 pages

Barcelona
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Barcelona

Robert Hughes

1992 · 2006 edition

64 pages

Le Torrent
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Le Torrent

Robert Harvey Anne Hébert

Published 1994

175 pages