IFL Classics Book Club: Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan
Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan (240 pages)
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 his young
mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences.