Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671741802 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 718 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bair penetrates the mystique of this brilliant and often paradoxical woman, who has been called one of the great minds of the 20th century, and surely, one of the most famously unconventional figures of her generation. 16-page photographic insert.. "As a reference work Simone de Beauvoir can be considered definitive".--The Atlantic. This definitive biography is based on five years of interviews with de Beauvoir, and is written with her full cooperation
From Publishers Weekly De Beauvoir's extraordinary, long relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre is the focus of this portrait, which combines literary biography, intellectual and oral history and feminist theory. PW called pk the work "impressively researched. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Bair adds much to our knowledge of every aspect of de Beauvoir's life," commenting also that pk unfortunately she often overburdens readers with detail.
a towering figure in 20th century France and a good biography of her life Simone de Beauvoir is a towering figure in 20th century France and a good biography of her life, which this volume by Deidre Bair surely is, is an immersive read about all things French, especially its great writers and thinkers of the post-WWII era.. Knowledge Contagion said Very Interesting. I read this biography because it was impossible for me to read Letters to Sartre without some assistance. I found myself completely engaged in this biography - it was a truly fascinating read. The chapters are usually less than 15 pages long, which I find makes for easier reading. There are extensive notes that expound upon statements, provide details of how others interpreted aspects of Simone's life and work, and site sources/references. It get. THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF A MAJOR 20TH CENTURY INTELLECTUAL Steven H Propp Deirdre Bair intereviewed de Beauvoir for five years, before producing this magisterial biography. Although de Beauvoir wrote four volumes of autobiography (Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Perennial Classics); The Prime of Life: The Autobiography of Simone De Beauvoir; Hard Times: Force of Circumstance, Volume II: 1952-1962 (The Autobiography of Simone de Beauvoir); All Said and Done), Bair's account give much that de Beauvoir herself left out.De