Now this fresh and accurate new translation presents the uncensored text in full for the first time.īonjour 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. However, this frank and explicit novella was considered too daring for 1950s Britain, and sexual scenes were removed for the English publication. Sylish, shimmering and amoral, Sagan’s tale of adolescence and betrayal on the French Riviera was her masterpiece, published when she was just eighteen. Reading Together – Books for Book Groups.Meg Mason and Esther Freud – Author Event.A Year in Books – Reading Subscriptions.Women’s Prize Shortlist – Discounted Bundle.
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