Woman of Genius
$19.43
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
Immerse yourself in a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Simone de Beauvoir, the pioneering feminist and existentialist thinker, in this pair of stories about two very different sisters and one disappointing man.
Two sisters must find their way in a world designed to confine them.
Marcelle is the elder sister, a woman whose ambitions focus on becoming the companion of a ‘man of genius’. Marguerite is the younger sister, a girl whose sanity depends on breaking free of the oppressive expectat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529985733 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529985730 |
| Author: | Simone de Beauvoir, Lauren Elkin |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 112g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 131mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
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About The Author
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929, she became the youngest person to obtain the aggregation in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second to Jean-Paul Sartre. She taught at lycees in Marseille and Rouen from 1931-1937, and in Paris from 1938-1943.
After the war, she emerged as one of the leaders of the existentialist movement, working with Sartre on Les Temps Mordernes. The author of several books, including The Mandarins (1957), which was awarded the Prix Goncourt, de Beauvoir was one of the most influential thinkers of her generation. She died in 1986.
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