SAGAN, FRANÇOISE


Meaning of SAGAN, FRANÇOISE in English

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.

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