"Hello, Sadness" is the novel with which the early and rapid creative path of the great Françoise began and which, just like half a century ago, sells in huge editions and lights up the hearts of millions of readers around the world. The unprecedented success of this novel brought Françoise Sagan the prestigious literary Critics' Prize, as well as worldwide fame and fortune. In the words of the writer herself, “this sincere and frank book is equally imbued with sensuality and purity, that explosive mixture that excites today just as it did yesterday. It exudes effortless naturalness and that completely unconscious vital energy that our passing childhood bestows upon us.” .The book was adapted by Ksenia Kuzmina. The text is adapted (without simplifying the original text) according to the method of Ilya Frank: the text is divided into small passages, each of which is repeated twice: first there is a French text with “tips” - interspersed with a literal Russian translation and lexical-grammatical commentary (that is, adapted), and then the same text, but not adapted, without hints. Beginners learning French can first read a passage of text with hints, and then the same passage without hints. It’s like you’re learning to swim: first you swim with a board, then without a board. Those who improve their French can do the opposite: read the text without prompts, peeking at the prompts as necessary. Memorization of words and expressions occurs due to their repetition, without cramming. In addition, the reader gets used to the logic of the French language and begins to “feel” it. This method relieves you of the stress of the first stage of language acquisition - from a mechanical search for each word in the dictionary and from fruitless guessing what the phrase means, all the words from which you have already found. The manual promotes effective language acquisition and can serve as a supplement to textbooks in grammar or for basic classes. Designed for students, for those studying French on their own, as well as for everyone interested in French culture. Multilingual project by Ilya Frank: www.franklang.ru