Франсуаза Саган в девятнадцать лет написала свой первый роман "Здравствуй, грусть" - и прославилась. Ее книги вошли в канон современной мировой литературы; после появления Саган на французской литературной сцене жанр психологического романа изменился навсегда. Ее романы переведены на десятки языков и давно признаны классикой. В сборник вошли произведения "Здравствуй, грусть","Смутная улыбка", "Через месяц, через год"
Born Françoise Quoirez, Sagan grew up in a French Catholic, bourgeois family. She was an independent thinker and avid reader as a young girl, and upon failing her examinations for continuing at the Sorbonne, she became a writer.
She went to her family's home in the south of France and wrote her first novel, Bonjour Tristesse, at age 18. She submitted it to Editions Juillard in January 1954 and it was published that March. Later that year, She won the Prix des Critiques for Bonjour Tristesse.
She chose "Sagan" as her pen name because she liked the sound of it and also liked the reference to the Prince and Princesse de Sagan, 19th century Parisians, who are said to be the basis of some of Marcel Proust's characters.
She was known for her love of drinking, gambling, and fast driving. Her habit of driving fast was moderated after a serious car accident in 1957 involving her Aston Martin while she was living in Milly, France.
Sagan was twice married and divorced, and subsequently maintained several long-term lesbian relationships. First married in 1958 to Guy Schoeller, a publisher, they divorced in 1960, and she was then married to Robert James Westhoff, an American ceramicist and sculptor, from 1962 to 63. She had one son, Denis, from her second marriage.
She won the Prix de Monaco in 1984 in recognition of all of her work.
так тягуче, размеренно, и в то же время легко - как потягивать мохито в полдень на берегу моря, в разгар жаркого лета. замечательный стиль, легко читается, самое то для лета
The novel, written strictly in the French style tells the story of a young girl in that fight with envy and generosity, and integrity with her. Children's prank, which led to the tragic outcome and eternal sadness of the main characters, that's what a novel!
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Для меня это что хотите, но только не роман. Героев можно пересчитать на пальцах одной руки, страницы не считал, но тянет максимум на повесть. Банальная история о том, как дочь (взрослая - 17 лет!) пытается, не советуясь, устраивать жизнь своего отца. Банальности для меня уже достаточно, чтобы книга не понравилась. Повествование от первого женского лица вообще сразило меня наповал - интересно, девушки такие во Франции только или всюду.
Francoise Sagan is not for everyone. And even those of us who love her work will probably agree - you have to be in the mood to read her. There is no action, no adventure, no chases and explosions. This author deals with relationships and likes to throw seemingly ordinary characters into seemingly ordinary situations - with unexpected results.
"Hello, sadness" is a classic Francoise Sagan complete with overly mature teenagers, immature adults, relationships and plans that refuse to turn out as expected. A perfect read for a rainy day, when you feel serene and slightly melancholy.