Description
Two acclaimed novels capture the restless sensuality and emotional ambiguity of youth in postwar France. In *Bonjour Tristesse*, a seventeen-year-old girl’s carefree summer is unsettled when her widowed father introduces a serious new presence into their lives; in *A Certain Smile*, a young student becomes entangled in an affair that challenges her ideas about love, freedom, and loyalty. With elegant, unsentimental prose, the stories explore desire, jealousy, independence, and the uneasy transition into adulthood. Together, they showcase a sharp, modern literary voice celebrated for its psychological insight and cool sophistication.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Apr 4, 2013
240 pages
ISBN: 9780141198750
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Details
First Published
2024
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Bonjour tristesse et Un certain sourire
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan.