Cyrano de Bergerac vs La tentation de saint Antoine: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of La tentation de saint Antoine

La tentation de saint Antoine Gustave Flaubert · 1884 ★★★★☆ 3.8 213 pages · ≈ 3 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Cyrano de Bergerac higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 92811 votes.
Cyrano de Bergerac is the easier read (Challenging), La tentation de saint Antoine more demanding (Demanding).

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