All Men Are Mortal by Simone De Beauvoir
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.
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 |
| Title | All Men Are Mortal |
| Author | Simone De Beauvoir |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1995-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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