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Bonjour Tristesse (Penguin Great Loves) [Paperback]

Francoise Sagan (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 Aug 2007 | ISBN-10: 014103291X | ISBN-13: 978-0141032917

Cécile leads a hedonistic, frivolous life with her father and his young mistresses. On holiday in the South of France, she is seduced by the sun, the sand and her first lover. But when her father decides to remarry, their carefree existence becomes clouded by tragedy.

United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love’s endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities: romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted and obsessional love…

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (2 Aug 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 014103291X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141032917
  • Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 11 x 17.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Francoise Sagan (1935-2004) took her nom de plume from Marcel Proust’s Princesse de Sagan and was eighteen years old when she wrote her bestseller Bonjour Tristesse. Having failed to pass her examinations at the Sorbonne, she decided to write a novel. It received international acclaim and by 1959 had sold 850,000 in France alone. Bonjour Tristesse scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cécile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A young girl's idle whims cause tragedy one summer 4 April 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is a intruiging and lyrical classic depicting the shallowness of youth, set in the French Riviera one idyllic summer. The heroine decides to scheme and manipulate the lives of her family and friends, completely unaware of the drastic effect she will have. A realistic and moral tale, about how dangerous it can be to meddle in others' affairs. A brief, but utterly worthwhile read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Bonjour Tristesse 16 July 2010
By EllenMay
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This is the story of a 17-year old, well-off, girl who conspires to interfere with her (egocentric) father's new love affair with a family friend. It was written in the 1950s, shortly after the war, when the author, Francoise Sagan, was herself only 19. The story and descriptive passages require analysis. This is a slow-moving but intricate book not for someone who wants a highly action-packed novel, as its strengths lay in the interplay of the characters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bonjour Tristesse 26 Feb 2010
By rajking
Format:Paperback
Bonjour Tristesse is a good book which is translated from French.
Well written and a selected piece of writing .
I thought that the book was in its original language and was quite disappointed to receive its English version.

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26 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars a brilliant introduction to french literature! 20 Oct 2001
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am currently studying A-level french and my literature teacher recommended Bonjour Tristesse as the first book we should read due to the fact that it is easy enough to understand provided that you don't insist on looking up every word you don't know in a dictionary, otherwise it becomes too tedious.
Bonjour Tristesse is set on the French Riviera where Celine and Raymond, the two main characters, like to spend their summer vacation.
Raymond is the typical middle-aged "Don Juan" "qui plaisait au femmes" and as a result sees no problem in inviting not one but two women on holiday with him and his daughter.
Celine, like her father, enjoys living the easy life in the pursuit of pleasure but is extremely worried when her father announces that he is going to marry one of his mistresses, Anne.
The book is wriiten by a middle-aged Celine looking back on her teenage years and as a result much of the story centres on her thoughts and feelings about love, which although naive and even bordering on downright selfish at times, make an enjoyable read.
Sagan's descriptive writing is extremely effective in transporting the reader to the south of France and at times you almost feel like you are standing beside Celine on the goatpath or lying with her on the beach, which certainly brightens up a dreary schoolday!
True to the title, however, there are a few sad parts which bring a tear to your eye, but the immense satisfaction you gain when you reach end of the last page and realise " Wow I've actually read my first French novel ever" more than makes up for it! It has certainly inspired me to move on to other great Franch classics.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Small Book That Says So Much 10 July 2011
By Simon Savidge Reads TOP 500 REVIEWER
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The story of `Bonjour Tristesse' (which translated means `Hello Sadness') is initially a simple one. Cecile is a seventeen year old free spirit who is used to a life with her father, one that is lived in relative comfort, without much expected or demanded of her . However things have begun to subtly change in the dynamic as Cecile is starting to embrace her womanhood and sexuality whilst her father has started to take on lots of rather young lovers, none lasting for particularly long.

In fact it is shown how often these women are in and out of her fathers life rather quickly for at the start of the book Cecile, her father and his latest fling Elsa all go to a villa on the French Riviera but it isn't long before Elsa is usurped by the older and more wilful Anna. Only Anna has decided she isn't going anywhere. Initially we see Anna, who happens to be a friend of Cecile's dead mother, as a pleasant addition to the world of Cecile and her father. However before long the woman who so helped and guided Cecile so well after her mothers death soon starts to show the smallest signs of control, including banning Cecile from seeing her boyfriend Cyril. Cecile decides that Anna needs to go, it's just a question of how to go about it.

I admit that when I first heard of the premise of the book I was thinking of the `wicked stepmothers in fairytales', this is no fairytale. What Sagan has done, and I could almost not believe she was eighteen years old when she wrote this, is created a simplistic tale which carries all the complexities of the human psyche and the spectrum of emotions around love, from the first flushes to the darkest jealousy. This isn't just romantic love either, it's about platonic and familial love too.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice story, very readable 24 Mar 2013
By fussy25
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Good seller, the book arrived quick.
Am just into the 2nd part and enjoying the way it has been written and the shortness of the chapters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read it because son recommended it 2 Jan 2013
By A. Hayes
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Short book, translated from French.
Spoilt (or poorly parented, depending on your point of view) girl discovers love, betrayal and revenge and is changed forever as a result.
Very moving, it is the kind of book you keep thinking about long after you've finished it.
Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read 22 April 2012
By andalucia
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This is a short, but powerful story of a shallow teenager - whose comfortable world is 'challenged' by a new and stronger parental figure. Unlike many 'coming of age' stories Sagan is not sympathetic and beautifully describes the precocious emotions of Cecile.

Set against the French Rivera in a warm summer, it explores the tensions within families, challenges to authority and morality. An excellent read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great service
I was very pleased with my perchase, the book was in good condition and arrived very promptly, would definately buy from this supplier again
Published 21 months ago by J. M. Meadows
2.0 out of 5 stars WrongLanguage
I wanted the book in its original French language. The version I got was in English. There was no clear message on the Amazon site to this effect, and I got a product I didn't... Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2010 by D. Tallon
5.0 out of 5 stars Bonjour Tristesse in French
Enough has been written about this very famous novel. I had difficulty finding one in French as the descriptions seldom made clear whether it's an original or a translation. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2010 by Antony Glynn
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
Cécile, the narrator of the story, is a frivolous seventeen-year-old who has adapted quite happily to her widowed father's easy ways, with his casual affairs and relaxed,... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2010 by Phil O'Sofa
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't cry
This is a novel that swept France 70 years ago. Today it seems very dated and is quickly read and forgotten, but then it seems to have touched every Frenchman's heart. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2010 by oasis
4.0 out of 5 stars 'coming of age' novel with a light touch
Try to read this an one sitting, as it is a stream of consciousness novel.
It is very South of France/priveleged/decadent. Essentially it is a memoir of self discovery. Read more
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