Bonjour Tristesse

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A Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women Selection

'Late into the night we talked of love, of its complications. In my father's eyes they were imaginary. . .
This conception of rapid, violent and passing love affairs appealed to my imagination. I was not at the age when fidelity is attractive. I knew very little about love.'

The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cécile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and her father Raymond, a vivacious libertine. Charming, decadent and irresponsible, the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love, fast cars and hedonistic pleasures. But then, one long, hot summer Raymond decides to marry, and Cécile and her lover Cyril feel compelled to take a hand in his amours, with tragic consequences.

Bonjour Tristesse scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cécile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.

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Publication Date:
07/04/2011
Authors:
Sagan, Francoise
Year Published:
2011
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780241951569
Number of Pages:
112
Place of Publication:
London
Publication Date:
07/04/2011
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Series:
Penguin Essentials
Language:
English
SKU:
9780241951569

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