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  • NAME: Françoise Sagan
  • OCCUPATION: Author
  • BIRTH DATE: June 21, 1935
  • DEATH DATE: September 24, 2004
  • EDUCATION: Sorbonne
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Carjac, France
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Honfleur, France
  • Originally: Françoise Quoirez

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Author Françoise Sagan published the novel Bonjour Tristesse in 1954 at the young age of 19. It was an international bestseller.


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Born on June, 21, 1935, in Carjac, France, author Françoise Sagan studied at the Sorbonne. In 1954, she published Bonjour Tristesse, her most famous work, at the young age of 19. The novel A Certain Smile followed the international bestseller. The characters in her novels and plays were often people caught in tangled relationships. She died in 2004.

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