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Letters to Sartre
Simone de Beauvoir
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Description for Letters to Sartre
Paperback. The publication of de Beauvoir's letters to Sartre caused a storm of controversy in Paris in 1990. Frank and uncensored, they show her experimenting with her freedom within her love for Sartre, and trace the emotional and triangular complications of her life with him. Editor(s): Hoare, Quintin. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
In 1983 de Beauvoir published Sartre's letters, maintaining that her own to him had been lost. They were found by de Beauvoir's adopted daughter, and published to a storm of controversy in France. Tracing the emotional and triangular complications of her life with Sartre, the letters reveal her not only as manipulative and dependent but Simonealso as vulnerable, passionate, jealous and committed.
In 1983 de Beauvoir published Sartre's letters, maintaining that her own to him had been lost. They were found by de Beauvoir's adopted daughter, and published to a storm of controversy in France. Tracing the emotional and triangular complications of her life with Sartre, the letters reveal her not only as manipulative and dependent but Simonealso as vulnerable, passionate, jealous and committed.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099914907
SKU
V9780099914907
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About Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the agrégation in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second to Jean-Paul Sartre. She taught at the lycées at Marseille and Rouen from 1931-1937, and in Paris from 1938-1943. After the war, she emerged as one of the leaders of the existentialist ... Read more
Reviews for Letters to Sartre
There is more than a whiff of Les Liaisons Dangereuses about these pages
Spectator
This is a vivid piece of unexpurgated social history, and an opportunity to hear a vigorous and innovative thinker...speaking in her abrasive, touching, breathtakingly candid private voice
Sunday Times
Spectator
This is a vivid piece of unexpurgated social history, and an opportunity to hear a vigorous and innovative thinker...speaking in her abrasive, touching, breathtakingly candid private voice
Sunday Times