9781350047174-1350047171-Becoming Beauvoir: A Life

Becoming Beauvoir: A Life

ISBN-13: 9781350047174
ISBN-10: 1350047171
Author: Kate Kirkpatrick
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover 496 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781350047174
ISBN-10: 1350047171
Author: Kate Kirkpatrick
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover 496 pages

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Becoming Beauvoir: A Life (ISBN-13: 9781350047174 and ISBN-10: 1350047171), written by authors Kate Kirkpatrick, was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Philosophers (Professionals & Academics, Feminist Theory, Women's Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent Becoming Beauvoir: A Life (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Philosophers books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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“One is not born a woman, but becomes one”, Simone de Beauvoir

A symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious literary prizes and transformed the way we think about gender with The Second Sex. But despite her successes, she wondered if she had sold herself short.

Her liaison with Jean-Paul Sartre has been billed as one of the most legendary love affairs of the twentieth century. But for Beauvoir it came at a cost: for decades she was dismissed as an unoriginal thinker who 'applied' Sartre's ideas. In recent years new material has come to light revealing the ingenuity of Beauvoir's own philosophy and the importance of other lovers in her life.

This ground-breaking biography draws on never-before-published diaries and letters to tell the fascinating story of how Simone de Beauvoir became herself.

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