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What are the best novels and non-fiction books about the french revolution?

>> No.6287930

L'ancien régime et la révolution by tocqueville

>> No.6287931
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>> No.6287935

A Tale of Two Cities

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>>6287930
Have it. Damn, there are so many books I need to get to.

Pictured for nonfiction
Les Miserables for a different French revolution in fiction

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Also interested in this one

>> No.6287964

>>6287930
Isn't it outdated by now?

>> No.6288000

>>6287929
Carlyle's The French Revolution, A History
Aulard's The French Revolution: a political history
Lefebvre's The French Revolution
Cobban's The Social Interpretation of the French Revolution
Doyle's Oxford History of the French Revolution
Furets's Revolutionary France 1770-1880 (it's more a textbook than a non-fiction book, but hey)

There was also a 2 part french movie I'd recommend that gave a fairly even handed approach to the events.
La Révolution française: les Années lumière
La Révolution française: les Années terribles

>> No.6288005

>>6287964
Oh definitely, but there's definitely a value to be had in the proximity to the era he had while writing it. He was also just a genius, so his insights have kernels of truth no matter how the overall frameworks and biases have changed.

>> No.6288952

>>6287929
Deathconciousness by Have a Nice Life

>> No.6288959

>>6287956
What an ugly cover

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>>6287929
Death of Marat is so fucking based.

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There is only one essential book and it really goes without saying...

>> No.6289504

>>6288959

French people are ugly

>> No.6290848

>>6289504
Germaboo jelly of French qt3.14s detected