first edition, 1948.
prompted by a lecture de beauvoir gave in 1945 in which she stated it was impossible to base a system of ethics on her partner jean-paul sartre's "being and nothingness," this is the book that launched her career. de beavoir expounds on her conception of ethics.....
1979.
translated by leonard m. friedman. roman á clef first published 1954. that same year de beauvoir was awarded the prix goncourt for her masterful work.
united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". 763 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book conditon: slight shelfwear. very good.
mass market paperback, 1961.
translated by h.m. parshley.
in this groundbreaking work, first published in 1949, beauvoir discusses the treatment of women throughout history. she researched and wrote the book in 14 months between 1946 and 1949. initial reception was highly controversial; "the second sex" was banned.....
mass market paperback, 1977.
translated from the french by yvonne moyse and roger senhouse.
fictional account of the author and jean-paul sartre's relationship with olga kosakiewicz and wanda kosakiewicz. set during wwii.
united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". isbn: 0006138918. 409 pages. mass market paperback. bound in.....
1979.
three novella-length stories by de beauvoir depicting women in crisis. first published in 1967.
united kingdom: fontana. 4.25 x 7". 220 pages. mass market paperback. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: reading crease to spine. general shelfwear. very good.