All Men Are Mortal
All Men Are Mortal
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Zusammenfassung
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.
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All Men Are Mortal by Simone De Beauvoir
'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 of the most significant events in history and how his humanity has withered away. Regina finally understands the implications for him to hope and love. All Men Are Mortal was adapted into a film released in 1994, starring Irene Jacob, Marianne Sagebrecht and Stephen Rea.
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 is so interesting, her characterisation so psychologically profound * Yorkshire Post *
Simone de Beauvoir has the true novelist's gift of selecting detail and creating individuals whilst refusing to sum up situations -- AS. Byatt
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
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 is so interesting, her characterisation so psychologically profound * Yorkshire Post *
Simone de Beauvoir has the true novelist's gift of selecting detail and creating individuals whilst refusing to sum up situations -- AS. Byatt
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop * Sunday Times *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860490026 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860490026 |
| Titel | All Men Are Mortal |
| Autor | Simone De Beauvoir |
| Serie | Virago Modern Classics |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1995-09-28 |
| Seitenanzahl | 416 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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