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Bonjour Tristesse
A teenager and her father spend a summer on the French Riviera, and everything changes
1954Fast paceMelancholic
A summer on the French Riviera
Françoise Sagan published Bonjour Tristesse in 1954, when she was eighteen. Seventeen-year-old Cécile spends the summer on the Riviera with her father and his girlfriend. When her father's plans change, Cécile makes a decision that she later regrets.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy classic novels that have stayed in print.
More about this book
Who
Cécile, her father Raymond and the women in his life.
World
The French Riviera in the 1950s.
What makes it different
It was written by a teenager and became an international success.
Feel
Sunlit and bittersweet.
Facts
Genre
Classics · France · Summer · Coming of age
Length
154 pages · ≈ 4 h
About the author
Françoise Sagan1 book on Tori BooksFrançoise Sagan (1935 to 2004) was a French novelist who published Bonjour Tristesse at the age of eighteen.Also in the collection: Short Books to Read in a Day
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