Her 1957 novel 'Dans Un Mois, Dans Un An' ('Those Without Shadows') is the story of a year in the lives of nine worldly wise Parisians 'It is about many things, but because it is French it is mostly about the sinful waywardness of man and woman kind'. Flamboyant, scandalous and underrated, Sagan lived her life a. The book was an overnight sensation.įurther successful novels followed about 'aimless people who are involved in tangled, often amoral relationships' 'A Certain Smile', 1955, 'Aimez-Vous Brahms in 1959 and 'La Chamade' in 1965. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse. It is still widely read and studied in France today. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, 'À peine défigurée', which begins with the lines 'Adieu tristesse / Bonjour tristesse'. Sagan wrote Bonjour Tristesse at the age of just 18, and the novel brought her immediate success and fame. Her first novel, 'Bonjour Tristesse' was written in just three weeks at the age of 18 in 1954. Sagan is listed among the top women writers with an extensive writing career. She is best known for her first novel, Bonjour tristesse, published in 1954, a best seller not only in France and America, but worldwide. She was educated at private and convent schools in France and Switzernad and attended the Sorbonne in Paris. Franoise Sagan, pseudonym of Franoise Quoirez, (born June 21, 1935, Carjac, Francedied September 24, 2004, Honfleur), French novelist and dramatist who wrote her first and best-known novel, the international best-seller Bonjour Tristesse (1954), when she was 19 years old. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Frangoise Sagan is one of the most important women novelists in French literature since the Second World War. It's no wonder that Françoise Sagan's novels became so popular within France itself and to a huge international audience.įrançoise Sagan was the pseudonym of Françoise Quoirez, born in Carjac (department 46 Lot). France - the world's most romantic country.

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