Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse (English: "Hello Sadness") is a novel by Françoise Sagan. Published in 1954, when the author was only 18, it was an overnight sensation. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée", which begins with the lines "Adieu tristesse/Bonjour tristesse..." An English-language film adaptation was released in 1958, directed by Otto Preminger.

This article is about the book. For the film adaptation, see Bonjour Tristesse (film). For the building, see Bonjour Tristesse (building).
Bonjour Tristesse
First English edition
AuthorFrançoise Sagan
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Julliard (France)
John Murray (UK)
Publication date
1954
Published in English
1955
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