French male novelists

French writer and adventurer (1879–1974)

French writer (1836–1907)

French occultist and writer (1767-1825)

French writer and lawyer (1922–2000)

French children's writer (1900–1969)

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French writer, film director and actor

French novelist (1925–1962)

French journalist (1929–2006)

French writer and journalist

French polyglot

Boileau-Narcejac () is the pen name used by the French crime-writing duo of Pierre Boileau (28 April 1906 – 16 January 1989) and Pierre Ayraud, also known as Thomas Narcejac (3 July 1908 – 7 June 1998). Their successful collaboration produced 43 novels, 100 short stories and 4 plays. They are credited with having helped to form an authentically French subgenre of crime fiction with the emphasis on local settings and mounting psychological suspense. They are noted for the ingenuity of their plots and the skillful evocation of the mood of disorientation and fear. Their works were adapted into nu

French novelist (1917–1995)

French writer (1885–1969)

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French writer and entertainer (1929-2018)

French writer (1939–2025)

French sociologist, economist and writer

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Polish and French novelist

French novelist

French novelist and art critic (1833–1880)

French writer (1922–2003)

French Mesoamericanist (1814–1874)

French writer (1921–2004)

French dramatist and poet (1576-1666)

French writer (1889–1952)

French writer (1883–1954)

French poet and novelist (1624-1701)

French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright (1871–1937)

French writer (1925–1990)

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French novelist and engineer (1862-1942)

French writer (1920-2007)

French writer (1886-1925)

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French writer and art historian

French politician of the 17th century

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French writer (1932-2005)

French novelist and journalist

French writer, geographist and professor

French novelist (1821–1891)

French writer (1934–2021)

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French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent (b. 1949)

French science fiction writer and economist

French writer and politician (1855-1916)

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French illustrator and writer (1823-1889)

French writer (1835–1898)

French writer (1884-1968)

French novelist and screenwriter

writer (1921–2004)

French writer (1872-1945)

French writer, journalist and poet (1877–1968)

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French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist (1889–1976)