Why are we so attracted to the “French” way of life? How to learn the mythical joie de vivre - the purely French ability to enjoy the moment? Journalist, writer and comedian Viv Groskop has been asking these questions since childhood. Every summer she went to France, diligently studied the language and dreamed of absorbing at least a little “Frenchness”, becoming a little closer to Francoise Sagan - freer and bolder. Viv gradually discovered other authors who managed to capture the essence of French culture and mentality. Like Groskop’s previous book, “Self-development according to Tolstoy,” “Goodbye, Sadness!” helps to rethink the classics, find something new and relevant in them. And behind the funny and witty façade lie lessons in nostalgia from Proust, altruism from Hugo, psychology from Stendhal, and even a lesson in love for a mustache from Maupassant. The publishing design is preserved in PDF A4 format.