The topic question begs another question, what does fluent really mean? I dream in French (not always, but at least once a week), can read Proust without a dictionary, and accomplish all my daily needs in French but I don't feel completely fluent.
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If you think about it, such books would be unknown to general public in UK or USA, because there is little need to provide such type of learning material. The general public in UK or USA already can speak (and read) English, don't they?
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There are sizable populations within the United States who speak English at a limited level. I imagine that some books would be produced for English as a Second Language learners but they would probably have to be ordered rather than purchased in local stores.
I have occasionally seen some paperback books of simple/simplified French books (Candide is an example) with facing English translation or with definitions at the bottom of the page.
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Originally Posted by kacir
In previous posts (or was it in another thread? ;-) ) somebody mentioned that there is organization specifically for promoting French language,
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Look up "Alliance française". I know they have them around the world and they offer lessons but I don't know what the cost is. There had been a thread on MobileRead several months ago (before I registered) that mentioned one affiliated site offering an ebook lending library.