{"product_id":"a-certain-smile-paperback","title":"A Certain Smile - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançoise Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA neglected classic about a young French woman in the 1950s risking romance, from the author of \u003ci\u003eBonjour Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Françoise Sagan is best known for her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBonjour Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e, which caused a scandal when she first published it at the age of eighteen in 1953. But her second novel, \u003ci\u003eA Certain Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, less shocking and more psychologically convincing, was preferred by many critics. Like \u003ci\u003eBonjour Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e, this story is set in Paris in the 1950s and told by a young student bored by her law books, restless and curious about love and sex. She is fond of her loyal boyfriend, but he, too, bores her. His worldly uncle strikes her as more exciting, appealingly risky and forbidden. Frank and spontaneous, vulnerable and cruel, thoughtless and insightful, Sagan's young narrator explores such perennial themes as unrequited love and the precarious balance of irrational emotions and self-restraint. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançoise Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2004) was a French playwright, screenwriter and novelist whose works have been translated into many languages. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThat Mad Ache\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBonjour Tristesse\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she gained quick literary stardom upon publishing at the age of eighteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53453158318387,"sku":"9780226733470","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/8vEuEPtH_v9780226733470.webp?v=1781205692","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/a-certain-smile-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}