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Must-read literature of modern French
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Au_Hasard
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Message 49 of 53

01 September 2010 at 4:53pm | IP Logged

I second everything garyb said about Le Petit Prince, but I'm hesitant to caution against something on a board filled with so many overachievers. See what you can make of the first chapter. If it's too much then you'll just come back to it again later. There is also a scholastic edition of Le Petit Prince with an exhaustive vocabulary. Your library should have it, or it will be able to get it for you through its loan system. Scan off the the vocabulary and you're ready to go.

Also, garyb, you might look into Gallimard's subsidiary Gallimard Jeunesse (or browse their page at amazon.fr) to find more children's books. I enjoyed books like L'Oeil du loup and Catherine Certitude when I began reading in French.
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Spanky
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Message 50 of 53

01 September 2010 at 8:59pm | IP Logged

I'll add that there is a really good free recording of Le petit prince available at logoslibrary Logoslibrary.eu - main page. Even if the vocabulary may be beyond you, I think listening to the audio while following along with the text represents a good invesment of time, particularly in terms of getting a handle on pronunication and rhythm.
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blauw
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Message 51 of 53

02 September 2010 at 5:38am | IP Logged

I recommend "Julien Parme" by Florian Zeller as an excellent source of common expressions in spoken French. It's kind of a French version of "The Catcher in the Rye," both in content and in tone.
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Sennin
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Message 52 of 53

02 September 2010 at 8:59pm | IP Logged

Desacrator48 wrote:

Question to anyone who has read Le Petite Prince.

I bought this book a few weeks ago but I haven't opened it yet because I am still a beginner. I am halfway through French III on Pimsleur. After that I will move to Assimil.

At what point do you think I could read and understand well this children's book besides looking up the occasional word? Maybe after 6 months of study? I am currently on my 3rd with Pimsleur.

Thanks

Apart for the cool illustrations Le petit prince is not at all for children. The style is complicated and poetical. It's not the hardest thing, but don't expect it to be trivial. With 6 months of study I'd say you should be able to read it, more or less...

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NotKeepingTrack
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Message 53 of 53

21 October 2010 at 5:47am | IP Logged

Oh, if this old post could have stayed in the past.

As if my Amazion wish list wasn't quite long enough... ;)

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