
- The Cambridge Companion to Proust
- The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to Sartre
- The Cambridge Companion to Camus
- The Cambridge Companion to Simone de Beauvoir
- The Cambridge Companion to the African novel
Dictionary of Literary Bibliography - French novelists in the 20th century (1900-1930, 1930-1960 and since 1960)
Encyclopedias covering authors, books and various topics. Each chapter provides an extensive bibliography.

See entries on French theory and criticism, organized by period. There are also entries on specific writers like Foucault.
Library OneSearch
Use the catalog to find books, videos, recordings, and goverment documents we have at the library.
MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

The most comprehensive search tool for articles and book chapters in literature.

Allows you to search for articles about topics in the arts and humanities (literature, music, film studies, etc.). Provides information on related works.


Full text of numerous French literature journals.

Sources on the historical context
Selected journals:
- French Review
- French Studies
- Etudes Francaises
- Etudes littéraires
- See other French journals online at Cairn.info
Marcel Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu
Alain-Fournier, Le grand Meaulnes
Jean Paul Sartre, Théâtre (includes Huis clos)
Samuel Beckett, En attendant Godot
Albert Camus, L'étranger
Mariama Bâ, Une si longue lettre (in English only)
Simone de Beauvoir, La femme rompue
Alain-Fournier, Le grand Meaulnes
Jean Paul Sartre, Théâtre (includes Huis clos)
Samuel Beckett, En attendant Godot
Albert Camus, L'étranger
Mariama Bâ, Une si longue lettre (in English only)
Simone de Beauvoir, La femme rompue
Gallica: The online digital library of the Bibliotheque Nationale, contains thousands of full text books of 19th century French literature.
Project Gutenberg: Large online collection of French literature.
Wikisource: French literature and press of the 20th century in full text
Project Gutenberg: Large online collection of French literature.
Wikisource: French literature and press of the 20th century in full text
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