La Peste vs Princesse de Clèves: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French fiction, France, Continental european fiction, Psychology, Fiction

Cover of La Peste

La Peste Albert Camus · 1942 ★★★★☆ 4.0 294 pages · ≈ 5 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Princesse de Clèves

Princesse de Clèves Madame de La Fayette · 1678 ★★★★☆ 3.8 198 pages · ≈ 3 h 40 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate La Peste higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 330986 votes.
La Peste is the easier read (Challenging), Princesse de Clèves more demanding (Demanding).

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