Bonjour Tristesse (French: "Hello Sadness") is a
novel by
Françoise Sagan. Published in 1954, when the author was only 18, it was an overnight sensation. The title is derived from a poem by
Paul Éluard, "À peine défigurée", which begins with the lines "Adieu tristesse/Bonjour tristesse..." An English-language
film adaptation was released in 1958, directed by
Otto Preminger.