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 Cecile, 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 Cecile 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 Cecile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.
| ISBN: | 9780241630891 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2023 |
| Author: | Francoise Sagan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 166 pages |
| Series: | Little Clothbound Classics |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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 Cecile, 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 Cecile 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 Cecile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.
Bonjour Tristesse features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
Bonjour Tristesse is available in Hardback, Paperback
Bonjour Tristesse was written by Francoise Sagan and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Bonjour Tristesse has 166 pages
Yes it is part of Little Clothbound Classics series
£11.69
