French feminist, intellectual, writer and existential philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir was known for her analyses of women's oppression. Her work laid foundation for contemporary feminism. These Fontana paperbacks are absolutely stunning and uncommon to find in such great condition. Sally Patch photography on covers.
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Beauvoir published her first novel She Came to Stay in 1943. The book is set just before the outbreak of WWII. It has been assumed that the novel is inspired by her and Sartre's open relationship, and sexual involvement with sisters Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz. Some wear along edges and some creasing to corners. Good condition.
The Mandarins, written in 1954, is a roman à clef following the personal lives of a group of French intellectuals in the early fifties. The book has themes of feminism, existentialism and morality. Iris Murdoch described The Mandrains as a "remarkable book, a novel on the grand scale, courageous it its exactitude and endearing because of its persistence seriousness (The Sunday Times)". Some very light shelfwear. Very good condition.
The Woman Destroyed was published in 1967 and is a collection of three long stories about and aging, relationships, and the decay of passion. “Witty, immensely adroit . . . These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation. (The Atlantic)". Some light shelfwear. Some creasing to spine. Good condition.
Beauvoir wrote Les Belles Images in 1966; a novel about a woman in advertising in Paris in the sixties. She addresses themes of mental health, consumerism, and gender roles. Very light shelfwear. Very good condition.
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