Françoise Sagan

Françoise Sagan (born June 21, 1935, Cajarc, France – died September 24, 2004, Honfleur, France) was a French playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Her first novel, "Bonjour Tristesse" (meaning "Hello, Sadness," the French translation of the Billie Holiday song "Good Morning Heartache"), was published in 1954, when she was aged 18. The novel allegedly influenced the Simon & Garfunkel song The Sounds of Silence. Her pseudonym was taken from a character in [a1371481]'s "À la recherche du temps perdu".