Just finished Lie With Me by Philippe Besson, translated from French,
and then I promptly put his first novel, In the Absence of Men. on my Want to Read list.
If only I was fluent in French. I expect there is always something lost in translation. This would make a moving screenplay. I love a good French flick.
From Goodreads,
Besson’s powerfully moving coming-of-age story
captures the eroticism and tenderness
of first love—and the heartbreaking passage of time.