Bonjour Tristesse & a Certain Smile (Penguin Modern Classics)

Sylish,shimmeringandamoral,Sagan'staleofadolescenceandbetrayalontheFrenchRivierawashermasterpiece,publishedwhenshewasjusteighteen.However,thisfrankandexplicitnovellawasconsideredtoodaringfor1950sBritain,andsexualsceneswereremovedfortheEnglishpublication.Nowthisfreshandaccuratenewtranslationpresentstheuncensoredtextinfullforthefirsttime.BonjourTristessetellsthestoryofCécile,wholeadsacarefreelifewithherwidowedfatherandhisyoungmistressesuntil,onehotsummerontheRiviera,hedecidestoremarry-withdevastatingconsequences.InACertainSmile,whichisalsoincludedinthisvolume,Dominique,ayoungwomanboredwithherlover,beginsanencounterwithanoldermanthatunfoldsinunexpectedandtroublingways.BothnovellashavebeenfreshlytranslatedbyHeatherLloydandincludeanintroductionbyRachelCusk.HeatherLloydhasalsowrittenanewafterwordforthisedition.FrançoiseSaganwasborninFrancein1935.Bonjourtristesse(1954),publishedwhenshewasjust19,becameasuccèsdescandaleandevenearneditsauthorapapaldenunciation.Saganwentontowritemanyothernovels,playsandscreenplays,anddiedin2004.HeatherLloydwaspreviouslySeniorLecturerinFrenchattheUniversityofGlasgow,andhaspublishedworkonbothBonjourtristesseandFrançoiseSagan.RachelCuskistheauthorofSavingAgnes(1993),whichwontheWhitbreadFirstNovelAward;ALife'sWork:OnBecomingaMother(2001);andArlingtonPark(2006),shortlistedforthe2007OrangePrizeforFiction.HermostrecentbookisAftermath:OnMarriageandSeparation(2012).'Funny,thoroughlyimmoralandthoroughlyFrench'TheTimes