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The Mandarins
S de Beauvoir
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Description for The Mandarins
paperback. An unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. In fictionally relating the stories of those around her - Jean-Paul Satre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren - de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. Series: Norton Paperback Fiction. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
In her most famous novel, The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. In fictionally relating the stories of those around her — Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren — de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, The Mandarins is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life. "Much more than a roman a clef . . . a moving and engrossing novel." — New ... Read more Show Less
In her most famous novel, The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. In fictionally relating the stories of those around her — Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren — de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, The Mandarins is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life. "Much more than a roman a clef . . . a moving and engrossing novel." — New ... Read more Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
Series
Norton Paperback Fiction
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393318838
SKU
V9780393318838
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Ref
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About S de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir is the author of The Second Sex and the winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's highest honor, for The Mandarins.
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