Published when she was only nineteen, Francoise Sagan's astonishing first novel "Bonjour Tristesse" became an instant bestseller. It tells the story of Cecile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry - with devastating consequences. In "A Certain Smile" Dominique, a young woman bored with her lover, begins an encounter with an older man that unfolds in unexpected and troubling ways. These two acerbically witty and delightfully amoral tales about the nature of love are shimmering masterpieces of cool-headed, brilliant observation.
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弗朗索瓦丝·萨冈(Francoise Sagan,1935-2004)是法国著名的才女作家。一九五四年,年仅十八岁的她写出了小说《你好,忧愁》,一举夺得当年法国的“批评家奖”。这本关于少年、爱情和孤独的小说,在五年之内被翻译成二十二种语言,在全球的销量高达五百万册,还被改编成电影,成为轰动一时的文化事件和出版现象。
萨冈漂亮出众,个性鲜明,行为有些离经判道,她喜欢写作、赛马、飚车、酗酒,却备受法国人钟爱。与萨特和法国前总统密特朗不寻常的友谊,都为她的神秘增添了特殊光环。
萨冈被视为一个时代的青春代言人,她的小说明快、典雅,同时富有乐感和诗意,散发着淡淡的愁绪,文字简洁、聪明而从容,将法语的优美展露无遗。她的代表作包括《你好,忧愁》、《某种微笑》、《一月后,一年后》、《你喜欢勃拉姆斯吗……》、《狂乱》,等等。
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我忘却了死亡的时间,忘却了生命的短暂,忘却了世间美好的感情。我考虑着,要过一种卑鄙无耻的生活,这是我的理想。
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