Recently published for the first time in France, letters written by Simone de Beauvoir to one of the world's most acclaimed philosophers shed light on their relationship and her obsessive need to communicate with him.

«Je rêvais d'être ma propre cause et ma propre fin ; je pensais à présent que la littérature me permettrait de réaliser ce vœu. Elle m'assurerait une immortalité qui compenserait l'éternité perdue ; il n'y avait plus de Dieu pour m'aimer, mais je brûlerais dans des millions de cœurs. En écrivant une œuvre nourrie de mon histoire, je me créerais moi-même à neuf et je justifierais mon existence. En même temps, je servirais l'humanité : quel plus beau cadeau lui faire que des livres? Je m'intéressais à la fois à moi et aux autres ; j'acceptais mon "incarnation" mais je ne voulais pas renoncer à l'universel : ce projet conciliait tout ; il flattait toutes les aspirations qui s'étaient développées en moi au cours de ces quinze années.»

Three interviews with the eminent twentieth-century philosopher offer a wide-ranging tour of his philosophical and political beliefs, in a volume that shares his perspectives about his debates with Marx, the Cultural Revolution, the U.S. war in Vietnam, and more.

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Letters written by Simone de Beauvoir to one of the world's most acclaimed philosophers shed light on their relationship and her obsessive need to communicate with him

The first volume in the memoirs of the French Existentialist philosopher, feminist, and literary figure chronicles her life growing up in a bourgeois French family, her adolescent rebellion against the conventions of her class, her role as an independent intellectual, and her friendships, mentors, love affairs, and relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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The French writer depicts the sorrow and pain and her quiet acceptance of her mother's last days before death from cancer.

Product Description: When her mother was in the hospital with terminal cancer, Simone reminisced about her mother's life while Simone and her sister, Poupette, prepared to face the decision of whether to prolong a life when it is full of suffering. Like most people, they believed that it would be better to die than to continue to suffer, but their mother had a very different view of the matter...read more

Product Description: When her mother was in the hospital with terminal cancer, Simone had time to reminisce about her mother's early life, as Simone and her sister, Poupette, prepared to face the decision of whether to prolong a life when it is full of suffering...read more

Product Description: An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Bâtarde relates Violette Leduc’s long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women...read more

Product Description: Author of The Second Sex, and one of the 20th century's most brilliant writers, Simone de Beauvoir turns her attention eastward to China and paints a masterly picture of that nation in modern times. Honest and detailed, it comes from de Beauvoir's personal journey through the country: "I have tried to evaluate all the knowledge gained at first-hand, by actually seeing places and talking with people," she said, poignantly, noting how the Chinese "are fighting hard to build a human world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: NUEVO, RETRACTILADO ORIGINAL, EXCELENTE, DE MÉXICO CON AMOR MISMO DÍA SI RECIBO SU PEDIDO POR LA MAÑANA EN DÍAS HÁBILES