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Not evolution, but I would recommend King Solomon's Ring, written by the Austrian scientist Konrad Lorenz in 1949. (Nominations: Best science book ever). A wonderful bookv in the English translation, so I would guess the French translation would be good too.

Also anything of Oliver Sacks' popular books: humorous, interesting, and insightful.

For evolution, I personally still enjoy reading The Selfish Gene (and The Extended Phenotype), but maybe you should read it first (because although it is superbly written, many people would not find it stimulating).