Bonjour Tristesse

The novel “Bonjour Tristesse” is the debut work of Françoise Sagan, published in 1954 when the author was just eighteen years old. The book tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cécile, who spends a summer on the French Riviera with her widowed father and his young mistress. Their carefree life is disrupted by the arrival of Anne—an elegant and cultured friend of Cécile’s late mother—who brings discord into their relationships. The novel explores themes of youth, freedom, morality, and complex family dynamics.