Françoise Sagan
 Françoise Sagan (June 21, 1935–September 24, 2004), real name Françoise Quoirez, was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as ?a charming little monster? by François Mauriac on the front page of Le Figaro, Sagan was best known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois characters. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sagan was born in Cajarc (Lot), and spent her early childhood in Lot, surrounded by animals, a passion that stayed with her throughout her life. Nicknamed 'Kiki', she was the spoilt youngest child of bourgeois parents - her father a company director, and her mother the daughter of landowners. Her family spent the war in the Dauphiné, then in the Vercors. She failed the entrance examinations to the Sorbonne in 1953. Though notorious all her life for her extravagant lifestyle, she would later attend school there but without graduating.
French: French can refer to more than one article:... Playwright: A playwright is someone who writes for the theatre.... Novel: A novel (from French nouvelle, "new") is an extended fictional narrative in prose. Down into the 18th century, the word referred specifically to short fictions of love and intrigue as opposed to romances—epic-length works about love and adventures. Having become one of the major literary genr... Françoise Sagan related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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