Books set outside France
691 books and other written works set outside France, ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales. There is no map: this is every country but one.
Want to read one of these in French? Photograph a page and Apera chooses the words to practise before you start. How it works
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How this list is made
Placed by where the story is set, not where the book was written.
What Apera does
Fewer unfamiliar words in the French you read and watch
- Photograph a book page, or paste subtitles or lyrics in French.
- Apera uses what you know to choose words to practise, on flashcards and in short AI-generated stories.
- Go back to the original with fewer unfamiliar words.
If you read casually, Free is enough: 10 pages a week and unlimited flashcards.
Before you read
Find your starting point. Estimate your French vocabulary.
Start the quizAbout two minutes, 15 words. No account needed.