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QuebecPostcolonial literatureLiterature of HaitiFranco American literature French-language authorsChronological list PortalsFrance • Literature Wikisource vtebody.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:720px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}Part of a series on theCulture of FranceHistoryFrance in the Middle Ages • Early Modern France • Ancien Régime • French Wars of Religion • Louis XIV of France • French Revolution • Napoleonic wars • French Third Republic • France in the 20th centuryPeopleLanguagesFrench • Alsatian • Breton • Catalan • Corsican • Gallo • Languages of New Caledonia • Occitan • TahitianMythology and FolkloreCuisineFestivalsReligionArtLiteratureMusic and Performing artsMediaRadioTelevisionCinemaSportMonumentsWorld Heritage SitesSymbolsFlagCoat of armsNational anthem France portalvteFrench literature (French: littérature française) generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in the French language, by citizens of other nations such as Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, etc. is referred to as Francophone literature. France itself ranks first on the list of Nobel Prizes in literature by country.