Capitalization of titles

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Capitalization of titles

I thought only the first letter of titles was capitalized in French. For example, in a catalogue, the title of the book "Gabrielle Roy: La détresse et l'enchantement" is written with only the proper name and the first word of the subtitle in capitals.

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Who is this writer ?"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Carol,

Thank you for your feedback.

Here is a very interesting link to a French website on how to write titles of books.

https://www.druide.com/fr/enquetes/titres-doeuvres-et-majuscules

Bonne journée!

Like04 years ago

Carol F. asked:

Capitalization of titles

I thought only the first letter of titles was capitalized in French. For example, in a catalogue, the title of the book "Gabrielle Roy: La détresse et l'enchantement" is written with only the proper name and the first word of the subtitle in capitals.

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