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All Men are Mortal
Simone de Beauvoir
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Description for All Men are Mortal
Paperback. * This extraordinary novel, considered by many to be one of the finest examples of Simone de Beauvoir's imaginative writing, tells the story of a man doomed to immortality. Translator(s): Cameron, Euan. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
'A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop' SUNDAY TIMES
'Vivid and moving and in combination with the existentialist panorama of history make the book well worth reading' KIRKUS REVIEWS
'Simone de Beauvoir has the true novelist's gift' A. S. BYATT
When the beautiful, ambitious actress Regina takes Fosca into her life and learns his amazing truth, she is obsessed with the thought that in his memory her performances will live forever. But, as he recounts the story of his existence over more than six centuries, she learns of his involvement in some ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860490026
SKU
V9781860490026
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Ref
99-50
About Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a writer and philosopher born in Paris, France. Her written work explored existentialism, feminism, sexuality and love. She is most famous for her landmark feminist text, The Second Sex, while her novel, The Mandarins won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature and France's highest literary honour, The Prix Goncourt.
Reviews for All Men are Mortal
A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop
Sunday Times
Vivid and moving and in combination with the existentialist panorama of history make the book well worth reading
Kirkus Reviews
Simone de Beauvoir is a writer whose every work I pounce on eagerly - her vision is so wide, the tale she tells ... Read more
Sunday Times
Vivid and moving and in combination with the existentialist panorama of history make the book well worth reading
Kirkus Reviews
Simone de Beauvoir is a writer whose every work I pounce on eagerly - her vision is so wide, the tale she tells ... Read more