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Two stylish, amoral novellas by Françoise Sagan explore youthful desire and complex relationships in post-war France.
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Two stylish, amoral novellas by Françoise Sagan explore youthful desire and complex relationships in post-war France.
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Sylish, shimmering and amoral, Sagan's tale of adolescence and betrayal on the French Riviera was her masterpiece, published when she was just eighteen. However, this frank and explicit novella was considered too daring for 1950s Britain, and sexual scenes were removed for the English publication. Now this fresh and accurate new translation presents the uncensored text in full for the first time. Bonjour Tristesse tells the story of Cécile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and h...
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Explicit sexual scenes central to the story; some were censored in early English editions.
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