Françoise Sagan
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Savoured the pleasure
This is a quote from the book Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan, translated from the French by Irene Ash. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. Bonjour Tristesse – Summary Here is the book summary:…
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Certain phrases fascinate me
Excerpt from Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan This is an excerpt from the book Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan, translated from the French by Irene Ash. The first dinner was very gay. My father and Anne talked of the friends they had in common, who were few, but highly colourful. I was enjoying myself up…
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Five translated classic books from European women
This month, August, is a chance to celebrate women in translation, specifically women authors who’s works have been translated. There’s so much good translated literature out there. For this month, I’ll be sharing some inspiration from women authors all around the world who have had their work translated into English. I know a lot of…
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A strange melancholy
This is a quote from the book Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan, translated from the French by Irene Ash. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. Bonjour Tristesse – Summary Here is the book summary:…
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Beautiful name of sadness
Excerpt from Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan This is an excerpt from the book Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan, translated from the French by Irene Ash. A strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sadness. In the past the idea of sadness always appealed to me,…