The Prime of Life

The second volume in Simone de Beauvoir’s celebrated autobiography recalls her formative years in Paris when she began to emerge as a public figure First published in 1960, The Prime of Life offers an intimate, captivating picture of Simone de Beauvoir in her twenties, thirties and forties. Beginning as a recent graduate from the Sorbonne teaching high-school girls, we see de Beauvoir revel in the freedom her new financial independence brings. We see her and Jean-Paul Sartre recognise the powerful romantic and intellectual partnership they have found in one another, as they fall in love and define their own unconventional parameters. The Second World War comes, bringing austerity, violence and questions of the reality of freedom and individual responsibility into de Beauvoir’s life. As relevant and penetrating as when first published, The Prime of Life offers rare insight into a truly fascinating mind.Author: Green, Peter,author,de Beauvoir, Simone,author Contributors: Green, Peter,author,de Beauvoir, Simone,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 656 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,French,Original Language,English Edition: 1 Published/Release Date: 3 Oct 2024 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Books Ltd Author/Director/Artist: Peter Green Dimension (cm): 199x130x28 mm Package Dimension (cm): 32x195x130 mm Item Weight (g): 448 Package Weight (g): 450