In her memoirs, Simone de Beauvoir created a remarkable portrait of a twentieth-century woman’s struggle for independence.
In Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter she describes her early life, from her birth in Paris, 1908, to her student days at Sorbonne, where she met Jean-Paul Sarte – ‘the dream-companion I had longed for since I was fifteen’. Full of the most intimate detail and a true sense of discovery, it is a revealing account of her early development as a writer through her initial acceptance and then courageous defiance of the social conventions of her bourgeois family and class. An inspirational and often controversial figure, Simone de Beauvoir remains a powerful icon of early feminism.
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In her memoirs, Simone de Beauvoir created a remarkable portrait of a twentieth-century woman’s struggle for independence.
In Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter she describes her early life, from her birth in Paris, 1908, to her student days at Sorbonne, where she met Jean-Paul Sarte – ‘the dream-companion I had longed for since I was fifteen’. Full of the most intimate detail and a true sense of discovery, it is a revealing account of her early development as a writer through her initial acceptance and then courageous defiance of the social conventions of her bourgeois family and class. An inspirational and often controversial figure, Simone de Beauvoir remains a powerful icon of early feminism.
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
Release date | February 2001 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2001 |
Authors | Simone De Beauvoir |
Translators | James Kirkup |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 368 |
Edition | New ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-118533-0 |
Barcode | 9780141185330 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-118533-3 |