By Taylor Jasmine | On November 21, 2017 | Updated November 18, 2022 | Comments (0)
From the United Press review of A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan (1956): A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan (translated from the French, Un Certain Sourire) is that rare delight, a second novel that fulfills the promise of the author’s first.
Young as Miss Sagan is, her writing is imbued with a maturity so naturally presented as to seem not in the least surprising.
Here, as in Bonjour Tristesse, Miss Sagan’s heroine is a young girl acting out of purely selfish motives, and finds herself embroiled in something far beyond her capabilities. Read More→
By Taylor Jasmine | On September 3, 2017 | Updated December 6, 2022 | Comments (2)
From the 1957 E.P. Dutton Edition of Those Without Shadows by Françoise Sagan: Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile, Françoise Sagan’s first two novels, made literary history because of the youth and amorality of their heroines and the elegant excellence of the writing.
Now in this brilliant third novel (originally published in French as Dans un Mois, Dans un An), the exciting young author explores with the same precision but with added warmth and authority the wayward hearts of a circle of sophisticated Parisians. Read More→
By Taylor Jasmine | On August 30, 2017 | Updated November 18, 2022 | Comments (0)
Françoise Sagan (1935 – 2004), the French novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, was always best know for her debut novel, Bonjour Tristesse, published when she was just 18. Following is a selection of quotes by François Sagan on love, life, and writing.
Sagan went on to have an incredibly prolific career after her freshman effort, coupled with a wild and turbulent life that featured fast cars, drugs, and many love affairs.
Her turbulent life eventually caught up with her health; she spent her last few years ill and and she died in 2004 of a pulmonary embolism at the age of sixty-nine. Read More→
By Taylor Jasmine | On August 29, 2017 | Updated November 18, 2022 | Comments (0)
Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan (1954) is the story of Cecile, an amoral seventeen-year-old, who goes on vacation to the south of France with her father, Raymond.
Raymond is a widower who leads a life revolving around multiple affairs with women, usually short-lived. Cecile, despite her age, is fully aware of her father’s love life.
Raymond has rented a well appointed villa, and Cecile, her father, and her father’s mistress of the moment, Elsa, depart for a month of sun and relaxation. Read More→
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