Tete-a-Tete by Hazel Rowley
Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre - those passionate, free-thinking Existentialist philosopher-writers - had a committed but notoriously open union that generated no end of controversy. Theirs is a great story - and a great story is precisely what they most wanted their lives to be.
An elegant, concise, gossipy account.. heartbreaking and compelling * Financial Times *
Refreshingly unpretentious. It may be the book that Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir wished to be written about their shared life * Sunday Times *
Rowley tells [the story] with compelling vigour... What is wonderful about Rowley's book, aside from its readability, is that she catches the intellectual excitement as well, the intimacy of thought -- Brian Morton * Sunday Herald *
[Rowley] manages to recapture the charm and the brilliance of the relationship in its early stages, which makes her story all the more poignant and depressing * Scotsman *
Marvellous ... A born storyteller -- Serena Davies * Telegraph *
Refreshingly unpretentious. It may be the book that Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir wished to be written about their shared life * Sunday Times *
Rowley tells [the story] with compelling vigour... What is wonderful about Rowley's book, aside from its readability, is that she catches the intellectual excitement as well, the intimacy of thought -- Brian Morton * Sunday Herald *
[Rowley] manages to recapture the charm and the brilliance of the relationship in its early stages, which makes her story all the more poignant and depressing * Scotsman *
Marvellous ... A born storyteller -- Serena Davies * Telegraph *
Born in London and brought up partly in Australia (where she taught at Deakin University, Melbourne) Hazel Rowley is the author of two previous books of nonfiction: Christina Stead: A Biography and Richard Wright: The Life and Times. Her awards include Rockefeller and Radcliffe Fellowships, and the National Book Award from Australia. She divides her time between New York and Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099455547 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099455544 |
| Title | Tete-a-Tete |
| Author | Hazel Rowley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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