{"id":13152,"date":"2014-06-28T08:09:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T07:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.france-hotel-guide.com\/en\/blog\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2021-11-10T08:10:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:10:51","slug":"books-set-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.france-hotel-guide.com\/en\/blog\/books-set-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Books Set in Paris to Inspire Your Next Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris is a city whose many faces fascinate and inspire people. It\u2019s not surprising that so many authors, whether French or not, were inspired by Paris to write their novels. I will show you my list of novels set in Paris.<\/p>\n

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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame – Victor Hugo<\/h2>\n
\"Notre
Photo credits : Charles Gosselin : Victor Hugo Notre-Dame de Paris Tony Johannot 1831<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Genre:<\/strong> drama<\/p>\n

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a French literary classic.<\/p>\n

It tells the story of Esmeralda, a sixteen years old gypsy girl, praised for her beauty.<\/p>\n

She dances everyday in front of Notre-Dame, Paris\u2019 cathedral.<\/p>\n

Three men are under her charms. Claude Frollo, the archdeacon, who will stop at nothing to have her, Quasimodo, the hunchback who rings the bells at Notre-Dame but who knows how hideous he is, and Phoebus, the soldier Esmeralda loves but who just wants to have a one-night stand with her.<\/p>\n

The drama unfolds around the cathedral and the novel shows us Paris as it was in 1482.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Ladies\u2019 Paradise – Emile Zola<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> naturalist<\/p>\n

The Ladies\u2019 Paradise is a literary classic about Denise Baudu, a young woman from Normandy who takes care of her brothers because their parents have died.<\/p>\n

She moves to Paris where her uncle lives and owns a store. She hopes to work for him. Unfortunately, his store is having difficulties because of the new department store, the Ladies\u2019 Paradise.<\/p>\n

Through Denise\u2019s story, the author is also telling the story of the department stores in Paris.<\/p>\n

In this novel, we get to see Paris at the time of the Second Empire (1852-1870), when the progress of capitalism is threatening the future of smaller stores.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A Moveable Feast – Ernest Hemingway<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> autobiography<\/p>\n

In this novel published posthumously, Hemingway tells us what he lived through in Paris in the 1920s.<\/p>\n

He also speaks of his encounters with some famous authors such as Ezra Pound, the Fitzgeralds and Blaise Cendrars.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a way to describe Paris, a city Hemingway loved and where he often went back to.<\/p>\n

Many of the places he describes in the novel still exist nowadays.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> realism<\/p>\n

Ren\u00e9e Michel is a fifty-four years old concierge who works in a Parisian residential building that houses eight luxurious apartments.<\/p>\n

The tenants all see her as an uneducated person, but she is a very smart woman who reads great literature and likes philosophy.<\/p>\n

Palome, a twelve year old girl, lives in this building. She is a disillusioned girl who hates adults and their vain lifestyle.<\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t want to become like them. That is why she decided that, on her thirteenth birthday, she will end her life.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Suite Fran\u00e7aise – Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky<\/h2>\n

\"Suite<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> realism<\/p>\n

Suite Fran\u00e7aise is a novel separated into two volumes: \u201cTemp\u00eate en Juin\u201d<\/em> and \u201cDolce\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It is set during World War II and is about the consequences on the daily life of French people.<\/p>\n

The first volume is set in 1940, after Paris\u2019 bombardment and tells us the story of several families fleeing Paris.<\/p>\n

The second volume tells us the story of three families, more or less related to the families of the first volume, during the German Occupation.<\/p>\n

Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky wanted to write three other volumes, but she was deported to Auschwitz and was killed there two months later.<\/p>\n

The events she described in her novels were inspired by what she witnessed at her time.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Mysteries of Paris – Eug\u00e8ne Sue<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> serial novel<\/p>\n

In Paris, in the 19th century, Rodolphe, a mysterious man, helps out poor people and even criminals.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the novel, we don’t know anything about him.<\/p>\n

He gives a chance to people who have a good heart, helping them get a better life, and punishes the ones who deserve it.<\/p>\n

This is the first French serial novel and it was a big success at the time. It is now a pillar of popular literature.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Zazie in the Metro – Raymond Queneau<\/h2>\n

\"Zazie<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> initiatory<\/p>\n

Zazie is an eleven-year-old girl who spends a few days with her uncle in Paris.<\/p>\n

She is obsessed with the idea of riding the metro (subway).<\/p>\n

When she arrives in Paris, her uncle has some bad news for her: there is a strike and therefore, no metro.<\/p>\n

Zazie will go on surreal adventures throughout the city but her main goal is still the same: she wants to ride the metro.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Father Goriot – Honor\u00e9 de Balzac<\/h2>\n
\"Father
Illustration by Honor\u00e9 Daumier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Genre:<\/strong> realism<\/p>\n

Eug\u00e8ne de Rastignac is a young ambitious man who came to Paris in order to live there.<\/p>\n

He moves into Maison Vauquer, a guesthouse where he meets Father Goriot.<\/p>\n

Father Goriot is an old man who spent all his money on his daughters who despise and manipulate him.<\/p>\n

Rastignac is helped by viscountess de Beaus\u00e9ant, his cousin, who gives him advice on how to make it in Paris.<\/p>\n

This novel is part of his series \u201cLa Com\u00e9die Humaine\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bel-Ami – Guy de Maupassant<\/h2>\n

\"Bel-Ami<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> realism<\/p>\n

George Duroy is an ambitious former French soldier who wants to rise the social ladder of Paris.<\/p>\n

He is ready to manipulate and to use his charms to get whatever he wants.<\/p>\n

He manages to become a journalist, but it\u2019s mostly through his relationships with women of the high society that George Duroy slowly reaches his goal.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Phantom of the Opera – Gaston Leroux<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> mystery<\/p>\n

A tragic incident happened at the Paris Opera: a chandelier fell during a show and an employee was found dead.
\nA phantom now haunts the opera and terrifies everyone.<\/p>\n

The phantom falls in love with Christine, a singer and he pretends to be the angel of music to help her become a better singer.<\/p>\n

One day, he decides to kidnap her and to keep her for himself.<\/p>\n

Viscount Raoul de Chagny, who is also in love with Christine, goes after them.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1991 – Franck Thilliez<\/h2>\n

\"1991<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> thriller<\/p>\n

In December 1991, detective Franck Sharko is still a rookie.<\/p>\n

He works on the case of the disappearance of three young women whose bodies were found in a parking lot.<\/p>\n

This case seems impossible to solve until a man brings him his first real clue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a photo of a woman, tied to a bed, with a hidden face.<\/p>\n

At the back of it, an address is written.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznick<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> children\u2019s literature<\/p>\n

In the 1930s, in Paris, Hugo Cabret is a twelve-year-old child whose father just died.<\/p>\n

He lived with his uncle, an alcoholic man, who then abandoned him.<\/p>\n

Hugo lives in a train station where he repairs the clock.<\/p>\n

He has to steal his food, but also some material to fix the automaton his father was working on before he died.<\/p>\n

He is certain that a message is hidden in the automaton and he must find the key to open it.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

L\u2019atelier des poisons – Sylvie Gibert<\/h2>\n

\"L'atelier<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> mystery<\/p>\n

The story is set in Paris, in 1880. Z\u00e9lie Murineau is a young and talented painter.<\/p>\n

She is enrolled in the Julian Academy, the first painting school to be opened to women.<\/p>\n

Life there is difficult and so are the lessons.<\/p>\n

But Z\u00e9lie is a strong woman. One day, Alexandre Arbourg, a policeman, asks her to paint a portrait of his goddaughter.<\/p>\n

Arbourg wants more than just a painting, he needs Z\u00e9lie to spy his family for him.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

An apartment in Paris – Guillaume Musso<\/h2>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> thriller<\/p>\n

Madeline is an English police officer who decided to rent Sean Lorenz\u2019s workshop in Paris in order to spend her vacation.<\/p>\n

After a misunderstanding, she ends up sharing the workshop with Gaspard, an American writer.<\/p>\n

Together they decide to look for Lorenz\u2019s missing paintings.<\/p>\n

The artist died after his son was murdered and no one knows what happened to the paintings.<\/p>\n

They will have to go through a tough investigation if they want to find the paintings.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Cit\u00e9 19 – St\u00e9phane Michaka<\/h2>\n

\"Cit\u00e9<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> fantasy<\/p>\n

Paris, 2013.<\/p>\n

Faustine is a young girl whose father works at the Orsay museum.<\/p>\n

One day, the police came and told her that her father died after he fell from the Saint-Jacques Tower.<\/p>\n

When she has to identify the body, Faustine can\u2019t: it\u2019s not her father and she is certain of it.<\/p>\n

She decides to go look for him and ends up going back to the 19th century where someone is after her.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Belle Epoque – Elizabeth Ross<\/h2>\n

\"Belle<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> historical fiction<\/p>\n

The story is set in 1889. Maude Pichon is only sixteen years old when she runs away from an arranged wedding.<\/p>\n

She goes to Paris where the universal exhibition is about to take place.<\/p>\n

She ends up alone and without any money.<\/p>\n

She then desperately needs to find a job at all costs.<\/p>\n

The Durandeau agency is looking for young girls to do a particular job.<\/p>\n

Maude becomes a \u201cfaire-valoir\u201d, someone who helps another person look prettier by being less pretty.<\/p>\n

She is then hired by the countess Dubern for her daughter who has no idea what Maude\u2019s job really is.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Anna and the French-Kiss – St\u00e9phanie Perkins<\/h2>\n

\"Anna<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> romance<\/p>\n

Anna is an American teenager who is sent to Paris for her senior year of high school.<\/p>\n

At first, she doesn\u2019t like the idea and is quickly homesick, but she falls in love with Etienne, a handsome boy at her school.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Etienne already has a girlfriend.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t stop Anna from hoping something could happen.<\/p>\n

After all, she is in Paris, the most romantic place in the world. Anything can happen.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

La sorci\u00e8re de la rue Mouffetard et autres contes de la rue Broca – Pierre Gripari<\/h2>\n

\"La<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> children\u2019s literature<\/p>\n

The \u201ccontes de la rue Broca\u201d (tales of Broca street) are fairy tales set in Paris.<\/p>\n

Witches, giants, magical dolls, you can find all sorts of creatures on rue Broca.<\/p>\n

This collection of short stories is a children\u2019s literature classic that most children study at school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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