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The illusion of one perfect summer

The stars of Durga Chew-Bose's remake find languid, new resonance in the most beguiling film of the year

Salon

Bonjour Tristesse: a ‘charming little monster’ disrupts bourgeois morality on the French Riviera

In 1954, Bonjour Tristesse scandalised readers with its depiction of a 17-year-old girl who partied, had sex and played havoc with other people’s lives.

The Conversation

Hedi Slimane’s latest Celine collection is an homage to the leading ladies of 1960s France: watch the film

Inspired by listening to The Velvet Underground and Nico while re-reading Françoise Sagan, Hedi Slimane pays ode to legendary French it-girls like Sagan, Françoise Hardy and Juliette Gréco with a collection rooted in the liberatory spirit of the 1960s

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What happened when Françoise Sagan met Brigitte Bardot in 1976

The legendary novelist interviewed the famouse French actor for the Observer – their conversation was not what you might have guessed

The Guardian - UK

Best summer reads for 2024: Books to enjoy on holiday in the sunshine

Hot weather literature that’s aching to be yellowed by Ambre Solaire and spilled Pimm’s

Evening Standard

Film Constellation reveals first look of Bonjour Tristesse adaptation

Film Constellation presents the first look of Bonjour Tristesse, a contemporary adaptation of Françoise Sagan's novel featuring a stellar cast.

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Best French novels of all time for a window into the Gallic soul

Literature to tomber amoureuse with

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3 works in translation: History and literature intertwined

It is easy to act as if fiction and history were separate. But they cannot be completely divided. Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos and Oksana Lutsyshyna's Ivan and Phoebe help readers connect with time past.

WEKU

Unfinished novel by Françoise Sagan published posthumously

The Four Corners of the Heart was discovered by her son after the death of the French author, best known for Bonjour Tristesse, written when she was just 18

The Guardian - UK

Five super short, super satisfying books to bring on holiday

At 150 pages or less, these novels will eat up less of your baggage allowance than an extra pair of sandals

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