Beloved Chicago Man by Simone De Beauvoir

Beloved Chicago Man by Simone De Beauvoir

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A collection of the letters of Simone de Beauvoir, written in English to her lover Nelson Algren. They provide a portrait of the love of a man and woman in their forties, as well as an account of de Beauvoir's life in the 1950s and friendships with Camus, Colette and Genet.

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Beloved Chicago Man by Simone De Beauvoir

A collection of the letters of Simone de Beauvoir, written in English to her lover Nelson Algren. They provide a portrait of the love of a man and woman in their forties, as well as an account of de Beauvoir's life in the 1950s and friendships with Camus, Colette and Genet.
Simone Lucie-Ernestine-Marie-Bertrand de Beauvoir was born in 1908. She was a French writer and feminist, a member of the intellectual fellowship of philosopher-writers who have given a literary transcription to the themes of Existentialism. She is known primarily for her treatise Le Deuxieme Sexe, 2 vol (The Second Sex) a scholarly and passionate plea for the abolition of what shecalled the myth of the 'eternal feminine.' This seminal work became a classic of feminist literature. Schooled in private institutions, de Beauvoir attended the Sorbonne, where, in 1929, she passed her agregation in philosophy andmet Jean-Paul Sartre, beginning a lifelong association with him. Her novels expound the major Existential themes, demonstrating her conception of the writer's commitment to the times, in addition to treating feminist issues, de Beauvoir was concerned with the issue of ageing, which she addressed in Une Mort
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ISBN 13 9780575065901
ISBN 10 0575065907
Title Beloved Chicago Man
Author Simone De Beauvoir
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1998-08-06
Number of pages 576
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.