Why read My Lovely Mamá!?

Book cover of My Lovely Mamá!

Book description

First U.S. edition. A near fine copy in a VG- dust jacket. Sticker pull to the jacket's front panel near the upper right corner. Chips/frays to the spine tips and corners. Creasing and some tears to the panels' edges.

Explore

Topics

Homosexuality

Genres

Coming soon!

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked My Lovely Mamá! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Pamela Robertson Wojcik

Author

My Lovely Mamá! parodies the decadence and ennui of Bonjour Tristesse. The narrative toys with the sort of decadence Sagan captures, by having Mathilde believe her mother is having an affair and hence attempt, unsuccessfully, to seduce her mother’s lover. The very funny novel hyperbolizes the world-weariness of Sagan’s characters. “I was terribly immature last September,” Mathilde writes, “I’ve aged a lot since then. Inwardly I’m an old, old woman now.” While it parodies certain tropes of teen girl fiction, My Lovely Mamá! nonetheless gives voice to authentic adolescent feelings, especially about sexual desire. When Mathilde receives a marriage…

From Pamela's list on The best midcentury novels about groovy girls & freedom to read when tired of the masculine posturing of On the Road.