| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 574 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-561) and index. |
| Contents |
The pursuit of happiness 1905-38 -- The dark years 1939-44 -- Ecrivains engages 1945-56 -- False gods 1952-68 -- The farewell ceremony 1969-86. |
| Summary |
Traces the more than fifty-year relationship shared by the writing-philosophy duo, describing it was shaped by evolving modes of thought as well as Sartre's alcoholism, DeBeauvoir's lesbianism, and their controversial political affiliations. |
| Subject |
Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986.
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Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980.
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Authors, French -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Feminists -- France -- Biography.
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Philosophy -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre |
| ISBN |
9781590202685 |
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1590202686 |
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