The Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir

The Woman Destroyed by Simone De Beauvoir

First published in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability in the first, to the process of ageing, in the second to loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved one.

Praise for THE WOMAN DESTROYED:

‘In these immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion, Simone de Beauvoir shares with other women novelists the ability to write about emotion in terms of direct experienceWhat is unique and supremely valuable in her work is the capacity to retain at the same time a coolness and critical detachment towards her material.’ Sunday Times

‘Intensely readable, with a return to warmth and identification with the characters that made THE MANDARINS outstanding’ New Statesman

Praise for Simone de Beauvoir:

‘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’ A.S. BYATT

Simon de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908. A close friend of the writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Satre, and well-known as a leader of the Existentialist movement in Paris, her novels have won wide acclaim throughout the world. Her famous work, The Second Sex, was hailed as a landmark study of women, and her novels, including The Woman Destroyed and She Came to Stay, have become well-loved classics. She died in 1968.

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ISBN 13	9780007204656
ISBN 10	0007204655
Title	The Woman Destroyed
Author	Simone De Beauvoir
Series	Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2006-01-16
Number of pages	224
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