Quintin Hoare; from the French edition edited by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir
Letters to Sartre
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099914907
- author:
- Quintin Hoare; from the French edition edited by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1993
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Simone de Beauvoir's personal correspondence with Jean-Paul Sartre has long been shrouded in controversy. Recently unearthed letters, which had been lost for decades, offer a unique glimpse into the complex and often fraught relationship between two of 20th-century philosophy's most influential figures.
The letters reveal a woman torn between her deep emotional connection with Sartre and her own desires for independence and autonomy. Through these intimate and often candid exchanges, Beauvoir's inner world is laid bare, exposing vulnerabilities, passions, and jealousies that have captivated readers for years.
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