And the cup overflowed. Fish blood. In memory of the best
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And the cup overflowed. Fish blood. In memory of the best
14.99 €
Literary Mademoiselle Chanel, the French Salinger and Fitzgerald, literary granddaughter Colette, literary goddaughter Marguerite Duras, scandalous star, gambler, playboy, subtle psychologist... Françoise Sagan, who made a splash with her very first novel, Bonjour Tristesse! (1954), is a consistently fresh voice, speaking with crystal honesty about what real people think and feel. Sagan's books have been translated into dozens of languages, are read and reread by millions of people worldwide, and are enthusiastically adapted into film.
In her books, Sagan, sensitively attuned to the subtle vibrations of each day she lived, rarely addressed historical events. However, both novels included in this edition, "The Cup Runs Over" and "Fish Blood," are set in 1942, during the Nazi occupation of France. Their heroes, attempting to remain above the fray and maintain ironic neutrality amidst the general madness, are ultimately forced to face the facts and choose a side. And "In Memory of the Best" is a collection of Sagan's memoirs: about her friendships with Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams, Orson Welles, and Jean-Paul Sartre, about her wild youth in Saint-Tropez, about casinos and books, about the work of those she admired, and about her selfless, unreserved love for them.
In her books, Sagan, sensitively attuned to the subtle vibrations of each day she lived, rarely addressed historical events. However, both novels included in this edition, "The Cup Runs Over" and "Fish Blood," are set in 1942, during the Nazi occupation of France. Their heroes, attempting to remain above the fray and maintain ironic neutrality amidst the general madness, are ultimately forced to face the facts and choose a side. And "In Memory of the Best" is a collection of Sagan's memoirs: about her friendships with Billie Holiday, Tennessee Williams, Orson Welles, and Jean-Paul Sartre, about her wild youth in Saint-Tropez, about casinos and books, about the work of those she admired, and about her selfless, unreserved love for them.
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