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The Woman Destroyed

By Simone De Beauvoir

By Simone De Beauvoir

By Simone De Beauvoir

By Simone De Beauvoir

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Aug 12, 1987 | ISBN 9780394711034

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Jan 09, 2013 | ISBN 9780307832177

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    About The Woman Destroyed

    One of the most influential thinkers of her generation draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” (The Sunday Herald Times).

    Suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes “The Age of Discretion,” “The Monologue,” and “The Woman Destroyed.”

    “Witty, immensely adroit…These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation.” —The Atlantic

    About The Woman Destroyed

    One of the most influential thinkers of her generation draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” (The Sunday Herald Times).

    Suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes “The Age of Discretion,” “The Monologue,” and “The Woman Destroyed.”

    “Witty, immensely adroit…These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation.” —The Atlantic

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    About Simone De Beauvoir

    SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the agrégation in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second on the exam to Jean-Paul Sartre. de Beauvoir taught at lycées in Marseille and Rouen… More about Simone De Beauvoir

    About Simone De Beauvoir

    SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the agrégation in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second on the exam to Jean-Paul Sartre. de Beauvoir taught at lycées in Marseille and Rouen… More about Simone De Beauvoir

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Pantheon
    Aug 12, 1987 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780394711034

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Pantheon
    Jan 09, 2013 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307832177
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    Praise

    “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

    Table Of Contents

    THE AGE OF DISCRETION  •  9

    THE MONOLOGUE  •  87

    THE WOMAN DESTROYED  •  121

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