I hope that you like it, Zelda. It begins rather slowly, but has some beautiful descriptions and character analysis.
Your President is not fond of the novel:
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In 2009, the novel became a symbol of opposition to President Sarkozy's restructuring of the French Education system. Mr Sarkozy had declared that the French system was so ridiculous and dusty that civil service entrance exams had included questions on La Princesse de Clèves. His comments were interpreted as an indication of his opinion that universities should prepare people for life in business, and not 'waste' time with such things as literature (he had made several other similar comments). As a result, during the long movement of university lecturers in 2009 against his proposals, public readings of La Princesse de Clèves were held in towns around the country. Sales of the novel rose rapidly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prin...de_Cl%C3%A8ves
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Incidentally, I uploaded an English translation some time ago.