![]() ![]() 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". ![]() La Chamade The roll on a drum to announce defeat. ![]() Four people, jaggedly emerging from the superficial gloss of the Paris social set, each drawn out by Mademoiselle Sagan's impressive insight into real life and real love. 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. A woman who watches, tautly aware that impossible indifference must hide the hurt within her. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée", which begins with the lines "Adieu tristesse / Bonjour tristesse". Her first novel, 'Bonjour Tristesse' was written in just three weeks at the age of 18 in 1954. She was educated at private and convent schools in France and Switzernad and attended the Sorbonne in Paris. 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. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |