弗朗索瓦丝·萨冈（Francoise Sagan，1935－2004）是法国著名的才女作家。一九五四年，年仅十八岁的她写出了小说《你好，忧愁》，一举夺得当年法国的“批评家奖”。这本关于少年、爱情和孤独的小说，在五年之内被翻译成二十二种语言，在全球的销量高达五百万册，还被改编成电影，成为轰动一时的文化事件和出版现象。

萨冈漂亮出众，个性鲜明，行为有些离经判道，她喜欢写作、赛马、飚车、酗酒，却备受法国人钟爱。与萨特和法国前总统密特朗不寻常的友谊，都为她的神秘增添了特殊光环。

萨冈被视为一个时代的青春代言人，她的小说明快、典雅，同时富有乐感和诗意，散发着淡淡的愁绪，文字简洁、聪明而从容，将法语的优美展露无遗。她的代表作包括《你好，忧愁》、《某种微笑》、《一月后，一年后》、《你喜欢勃拉姆斯吗……》、《狂乱》，等等。

<p align="left">Set against the translucent beauty of France in summer, Bonjour Tristesse is a bittersweet tale narrated by Cécile, a seventeen-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood, whose meddling in her father's love life leads to tragic consequences.</p><p align="left">Freed from boarding school, Cécile lives in unchecked enjoyment with her youngish, widowed father -- an affectionate rogue, dissolute and promiscuous. Having accepted the constantly changing women in his life, Cécile pursues a sexual conquest of her own with a "tall and almost beautiful" law student. Then, a new woman appears in her father's life. Feeling threatened but empowered, Cécile sets in motion a devastating plan that claims a surprising victim.</p><p align="left">Deceptively simple in structure, Bonjour Tristesse is a complex and beautifully composed portrait of casual amorality and a young woman's desperate attempt to understand and control the world around her.</p>