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9%OFFFrancoise Sagan - Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile - 9780141198750 - V9780141198750
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Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile

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Description for Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile Paperback. Tells the story of Cecile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. Translator(s): Lloyd, Heather. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
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 Cecile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141198750
SKU
V9780141198750
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About Francoise Sagan
Francoise Sagan was born in France in 1935. Bonjour tristesse (1954), published when she was just 19, became a succes de scandale and even earned its author a papal denunciation. Sagan went on to write many other novels, plays and screenplays, and died in 2004.

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