Je t’aime

The legendary love story of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

Véronique Mortaigne

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English

Icon Books
04 March 2019

Individual actors & performers; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

The lyrical retelling of a relationship that defined an age.

Marking the 50-year anniversary of the legendary banned song Je t'aime. moi non plus, Véronique Mortaigne's brilliantly-written book skilfully identifies the pairing of Gainsbourg and Birkin as an expression of the spirit of the age.

Synonymous with love, eroticism, glamour, music, provocation, their affair would set France aflame as the sixties ebbed, and set in motion many of the ideas we have by now come to think of as specifically 'French'.

Skipping back and forth in time, Je t'aime takes the reader from the foggy Normandy landscapes where Serge and Jane retreated, to their carefree summers on the coast. En route to their superstardom in films and music, we experience their intrigues, triangular relationships, and jealous rages, the genius and the self-torture.

Tenderly told, via new interviews with key players in their story, Je t'aime details the coming together of two massive personalities, who together created a model of the rebel couple for the ages.

By: Véronique Mortaigne
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781785784842
ISBN 10: 1785784846
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 04 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Veronique Mortaigne is a journalist and broadcaster. She has been head of music and arts at Le Monde and is the author of a dozen books, including biographies of Cesaria Evora, Manu Chao, and Johnny Halliday.

Reviews for Je t’aime: The legendary love story of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg

'Skipping back and forth in time, Je T'Aime takes the listener from the foggy Normandy landscapes where Serge and Jane retreated, to their carefree summers on the coast. En route to superstardom in films and music, we experience their intrigues, triangular relationships and jealous rages, the genius and the self-torture' -- BBC Radio 4