L'exil et le royaume vs Les contes drôlatiques: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Littérature française, French Short stories, French literature, Continental european fiction, Manners and customs, Social life and customs
L'exil et le royaume
"[Exile and the kingdom] consists of six "short stories". The term must be as loosely applied as was that of "novel" to last year's The Fall. The tales, precise, almost stark, are concerned with illuminating the…
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Les contes drôlatiques
A collection of stories with a mediaeval theme rather after the style of Rabelais. Early editions were illustrated by Gustav Dore and were published by Garnier Freres of Paris. The stories range from the absurd to the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- L'exil et le royaume is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.
- L'exil et le royaume has the widest readership — 16619 ratings behind its score.
- L'exil et le royaume runs the darker storyline; Les contes drôlatiques stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
L'exil et le royaume
≈ 3h vs 10h for Les contes drôlatiques
New to the genre?
L'exil et le royaume
Moderate vs Challenging for Les contes drôlatiques
In the mood for something dark?
L'exil et le royaume
a darker storyline than Les contes drôlatiques
Want something lighter?
Les contes drôlatiques
an easier tone than L'exil et le royaume
Scores by source
| L'exil et le royaume | Les contes drôlatiques | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (16619) | — |
Reception
| L'exil et le royaume | Les contes drôlatiques | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16619 | 2 |
| Editions | 68 | 140 |
| Want to read | 19180 | — |
| Reading it now | 1179 | — |
| Written reviews | 1229 | — |
| Pages | 213 | 557 |