The most popular French guilt books

Books about guilt follow people haunted by what they have done. A crime, a betrayal or a moment of cowardice will not stay buried, and the story traces what it does to them over the years. Expect intense psychological portraits and the question of whether confession can bring peace. Only books in French are listed.

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À l'est d'Eden
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À l'est d'Eden

John Steinbeck

1970 · 1992 edition

631 pages

Défaillances
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Défaillances

B. A. Paris

2014 · 2018 edition

400 pages

Amelia
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Amelia

Kimberly McCreight

2013 · 2015 edition

527 pages

La Honte !
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La Honte !

Jon Ronson

2015 · 2018 edition

294 pages

Sunset park
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Sunset park

Paul Auster

2008 · 2015 edition

342 pages

Mathilda
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Mathilda

Mary Shelley

1982 · 2020 edition

96 pages

La faute
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La faute

Paula Daly

2001 · 2014 edition

393 pages

Paranoid Park
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Paranoid Park

Blake Nelson

2006 · 2010 edition

189 pages

Le Procès
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Le Procès

Franz Kafka, Lortholary, Bernard, préf. et trad

1970 · 2014 edition

212 pages

Villégiature
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Villégiature

Alice Michaud-Lapointe

Published 2016

201 pages