The Creation of French Novels in the New Century: A Note on "The Best French Novels of the Year" in the 21st Century

French literature presented a colourful appearance in the 20th century when the realist literature and the modernist literature kept abreast of one another. Along with the decline of the modernist literature at the end of the century, French literature entered the transitional period charaterized by the popular fiction as a prevailing school. The vote of "the Best Foreign Novels of the Year in 21st century" began in 2002 in China. It is a pioneering work through which Chinese scholars evaluate foreign novels with their own vision.