Annonce Faite a Marie, L' vs Le Balcon: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French drama, Continental european drama, Drama

Cover of Annonce Faite a Marie, L'

Annonce Faite a Marie, L' Paul Claudel · 1912 ★★★★☆ 3.8 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le Balcon

Le Balcon Jean Genet · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.8 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Le Balcon is the easier read (Moderate), Annonce Faite a Marie, L' more demanding (Challenging).

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