orig. Françoise Quoirez
born June 21, 1935, Carjac, France
died Sept. 24, 2004, Honfleur
French novelist and dramatist.
While attending the Sorbonne, she published her best-known novel, the poignant Bonjour Tristesse (1954), when she was 19 years old. It became an international best-seller and was followed by A Certain Smile (1956). Her later novels often feature aimless people in tangled relationships. Her plays, including Opposite Extremes (1987), resemble her novels in their subject matter.