The most popular French novel books of 2020

A novel is a long work of fiction in prose. Its length gives room for characters to grow, plots to twist and whole worlds to unfold. Every genre is written as novels, from romance and crime to literary classics. This list shows the ones first published in 2020. Only books in French are listed.

See also Historical novels, Romance novels, Crime novels, Fantasy novels, Science fiction novels, Horror novels, and Epistolary novels

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La Bonne Chance
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La Bonne Chance

Rosa Montero

2020 · 2021 edition

288 pages

Le Trophée
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Le Trophée

Gaea Schoeters

2020 · 2022 edition

288 pages

Sous pression
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Sous pression

Peter James

2020 · 2025 edition

544 pages

Mon bel animal
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Mon bel animal

Lucas Rijneveld

2020 · 2022 edition

416 pages

Les Aérostats
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Les Aérostats

Amélie Nothomb

2020 · 2022 edition

160 pages

Em
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Em

Kim Thúy

2020 · 2022 edition

160 pages

Trio
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Trio

William Boyd

2020 · 2022 edition

432 pages

Borgo Sud
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Borgo Sud

Donatella Di Pietrantonio

2020 · 2025 edition

240 pages

Actrice
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Actrice

Anne Enright

2020 · 2022 edition

352 pages

Red Pill
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Red Pill

Hari Kunzru

2020 · 2021 edition

368 pages