Diane Johnson
Birth date: April 28, 1934
Diane Johnson's Books
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 pleas...
An odd, precocious little novella that seemed like an ideal summer read: prematurely world-weary French girl thwarts her playboy father’s relationship while on vacation on the Riviera and experiencing her own sexual awakening. Sounds just delightfully melodramatic enough. And it’s short. In some way...
bookshelves: shortstory-shortstories-novellas, film-only, published-1953, autumn-2013, france, debut Read from August 11 to November 13, 2013 Stars:Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr IMDB Description: Cecile, decadent young girl who lives with her rich playboy father Raymond. When Anne, Raym...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2010/06/review-bonjour-tristesse-by-francoise.html
All these characters are totally dead inside and self-obsessed to boot. Is it a mystery? Is it a sad commentary on marriage? Is it the story of "Americans in Paris?" It is all of these things and yet none.
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