The Woman Destroyed
2899
The Woman Destroyed
2899
In three "immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion" (The Sunday Herald Times [London]), Simone de Beauvoir draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises.
Enthralling as faction, suffused with de Beauvoir's remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best.
Details
ISBN: 9780394711034
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 254
Publication Date: 1 Dec 1984
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Publication City, Country: New York, United States
Dimensions (cm): 20.3(H) x 13.3(L)
Weight (gm): 249
Reviews
Witty, immensely adroit . . . These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation.--The Atlantic
A remarkable feat of empathy.
--The Times Literary Supplement
Brilliant craftsmanship.
-- Harper's
Author Biography
Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the agregation in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second on the exam to Jean-Paul Sartre. She taught at lycees in Marseille and Rousen from 1931 to 1937, and in Paris from 1938 to 1943. After World War II, she emerged as one of the leaders of the existentialist movement, working with Sartre on Les Temps Modernes. The author of many acclaimed works, de Beauvoir was one of the most influential thinkers of her generation. She died in 1986.