num_pages: 144
description: The French Riviera: home to the Beautiful People. And none are more beautiful than Cécile, a precocious seventeen-year-old, and her father Raymond, a vivacious libertine. Charming, decadent and irresponsible, the golden-skinned duo are dedicated to a life of free love, fast cars and hedonistic pleasures. But then, one long, hot summer Raymond decides to marry, and Cécile and her lover Cyril feel compelled to take a hand in his amours, with tragic consequences.Bonjour Tristesse scandalized 1950s France with its portrayal of teenager terrible Cécile, a heroine who rejects conventional notions of love, marriage and responsibility to choose her own sexual freedom.
language: English
title: Bonjour Tristesse
titlecomplete: Bonjour Tristesse
characters: Elsa Mackenbourg, Cécile, Cyril, Raymond, Anne Larsen
genres: French Literature, Romance, Fiction, Coming Of Age, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Classics, Novels, France
ratings_count: 47441
places: France, French Riviera
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: Prix des Critiques
publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division