SAGAN Françoise - Bonjour tristesse (Hello sadness) [first edition 1954].

1954. by Rene Julliar. 11x16.5 cm, pp. 180, softcover. Good condition (minor rubbing and soiling of the cover, minor stains on the edge of the block).

First edition. The famous debut of Françoise Sagan (1935-2004), which became the symbol of a new tone in French literature. Young Cécile spends the summer on the Riviera in an atmosphere of freedom and moral carelessness, at the side of her father - a cynical seducer - and his temporary partner. Against this backdrop, her own immature emotional experience develops, full of appearances and attempts to imitate adults. The relationship with Cyril and the observation of her father's behavior lead to the gradual exposure of the emptiness and selfishness of the characters, which become the axis of further, increasingly dramatic developments.