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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

Best Known For

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

Françoise Sagan biography

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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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