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Inseparable : a never-before-published novel / Simone de Beauvoir ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith ; introduction by Margaret Atwood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: xvii, 157 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063075047
  • 0063075040
Uniform titles:
  • Inséparables. English
Contained works:
  • Lacoin, Elisabeth, 1907-1929. Correspondence. Selections. English
  • Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986. Correspondence. Selections. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction / by Margaret Atwood -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Afterword / by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir -- Selected letters between Simone de Beauvoir and Élisabeth "Zaza" Lacoin, 1920-1929.
Summary: From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Fiction BEAUVOIR SIMONE Available 33111010669980
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction BEAUVOIR SIMONE Available 33111010562490
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Finalist for the French-American Florence Gould Translation Prize

A novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship that, unpublished in her lifetime, displays "Beauvoir's genius as a fiction writer" (Wall Street Journal)

From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril.

Sylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisy--and at an early age is determined to form her own opinions. Andrée, a tempestuous dreamer, is inclined to melodrama and romance. Despite their different natures they rely on each other to safeguard their secrets while entering adulthood in a world that did not pay much attention to the wills and desires of young women.

Deemed too intimate to publish during Simone de Beauvoir's life, Inseparable offers fresh insight into the groundbreaking feminist's own coming-of-age; her transformative, tragic friendship with her childhood friend Zaza Lacoin; and how her youthful relationships shaped her philosophy. Sandra Smith's vibrant translation of the novel will be long cherished by de Beauvoir devotees and first-time readers alike.

Translated from the French.

"Originally published as Les inséparables in France in 2020 by Éditions de L'Herne."--Title page verso.

Introduction / by Margaret Atwood -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Afterword / by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir -- Selected letters between Simone de Beauvoir and Élisabeth "Zaza" Lacoin, 1920-1929.

From the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril.

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