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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Cité engloutie
Cover of Cité engloutie

Cité engloutie

Marta Barone

2020 · 2022 edition

384 pages

Adoration
Cover of Adoration

Adoration

Alice Urciuolo

2020 · 2025 edition

378 pages

A Palmares
Cover of A Palmares

A Palmares

Gayl Jones

2020 · 2026 edition

496 pages

Stern 111
Cover of Stern 111

Stern 111

Lutz Seiler

2020 · 2022 edition

576 pages