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Bonjour Tristesse

By Francoise Sagan

Book information

Publisher
Harper Perennial
Year
2001
ISBN
0066211697, 9780066211695
LCC
PQ2633.U74 B613 2001
Open Library ID
OL3946758M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4769075 bytes)
Pages
146\146
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Set against the translucent beauty of France in summer, Bonjour Tristesse is a bittersweet tale narrated by C?cile, a seventeen-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood, whose meddling in her father's love life leads to tragic consequences.Freed from boarding school, C?cile lives in unchecked enjoyment with her youngish, widowed father -- an affectionate rogue, dissolute and promiscuous. Having accepted the constantly changing women in his life, C?cile pursues a sexual conquest of her own with a "tall and almost beautiful" law student. Then, a new woman appears in her father's life. Feeling threatened but empowered, C?cile sets in motion a devastating plan that claims a surprising victim.Deceptively simple in structure, Bonjour Tristesse is a complex and beautifully composed portrait of casual amorality and a young woman's desperate attempt to understand and control the world around her.

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