françoise sagan

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Definition of françoise sagan in French English dictionary

{n} Françoise Sagan, french novelist, novel writer

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Definition of françoise sagan in English English dictionary

orig. Françoise Quoirez born June 21, 1935, Carjac, France died Sept. 24, 2004, Honfleur French novelist and dramatist. While attending the Sorbonne, she published her best-known novel, the poignant Bonjour Tristesse (1954), when she was 19 years old. It became an international best-seller and was followed by A Certain Smile (1956). Her later novels often feature aimless people in tangled relationships. Her plays, including Opposite Extremes (1987), resemble her novels in their subject matter