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The selections shown here are a sampling of recommended audiobooks presented for your enjoyment, which will enhance your listening comprehension in French. To see a complete listing of all audiobooks narrated in French, click here. For titles devoted to French language instruction or specific authors, simply enter your keyword(s) in one of the search boxes below.
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Les Fables de La Fontaine
by Jean de La Fontaine
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These are a collection of thirty-one of the famous La Fontaine fables, and are aimed at the beginning level. Book and CD. |
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Les Lettres de Mon Moulin
by Alphonse Daudet
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Alphonse Daudet made his mark with gentle naturalistic stories and novels portraying French life both in the provinces and in Paris. His career was assured with the success of Lettres de Mon Moulin (1869, tr. Letters from My Mill, 1900), a group of delightful, Provence-inspired short stories. Audio cassette. |
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Nerval, Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Rimbaud
by Gerard de Nerval, Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud
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A rich selection of four great French Poètes Maudits (The Damned) of the 19th century, interpreted by our great French actors: François Perier, Jean Desailly, Jean Vilar, and Sacha Pitoeff. One cassette with text. |
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Parler au Quotidien
by Radio France Internationale
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Here is a selection of thirty original broadcasts for the intermediate to advanced learner of French. Each broadcast consists of a carefully scripted dialogue between two radio journalists, who discuss with humor and imagination the subtleties and nuances of a particular aspect of the French language. Since 1986, these broadcasts have both entertained and instructed listeners in the finer points of French vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Includes two 60-minute cassettes, and an all-French 71-page transcript with index. |
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Le Petit Prince (Audio CD)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
(Average customer review: 4.5 stars)
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his Lockheed P-38 vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. More than a half century later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. |
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Les Portes Tordues/The Twisted Doors:
The Scariest Way in the World to Learn French!
by Kathie Dior
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Exciting book and audio CD teaches French by capturing and immersing students into an intriguing mystery. Dr. Kathie Dior has created this bilingual 46-chapter adventure with line-by-line French-English text while uniquely integrating French vocabulary, grammar, expressions, tests and answers into each chapter. |
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(1.) The one on the left will present you with titles from our U.S. catalogue, which are shipped from distribution centers in the U.S. For residents of the North American continent, the shipping costs from this catalogue will be most economical.
(2.) Some titles — such as French-language editions or other books from European publishers — may not be available from the U.S. catalogue. In these instances, you may wish to search the French catalogue (on the right). The resulting pages will be in French, and titles shown will be shipped from distribution centers in France. (see chart for worldwide shipping charges)
Search Tips: try the keywords "French" and "language" to find all titles on this topic. To locate audio versions only, simply enter the keywords "cassette" or "audio CD". If you prefer to see books by a particular author (such as La Fontaine, for example), enter the name "Fontaine". You may also wish to try keywords for specific topics, such as "French grammar" or "French idioms".
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