Françoise Sagan: A Literary Rebel Ahead of Her Time

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At a time rife with teen visionaries, for whom age is little more than a number, Françoise Sagan remains one of the original young provocateurs. At just 18 years old, she published her shimmering, scandalous debut novel, Bonjour Tristesse; almost overnight, it took the Parisian literary scene – and soon, other shores – by storm. While Sagan, who chose her surname in homage to Marcel Proust’s Princesse de Sagan from À la recherche du temps…