Ebook {Epub PDF} The Prime of Life: The Second Volume of Her Autobiography by Simone de Beauvoir

 · The Prime of Life—published in as the second volume of four in Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiography— meticulously recounts the decade and a Author: Chantal James.  · The Prime of Life describes how de Beauvoir guarded and used that freedom for the succeeding fifteen years. This is the second of four volumes of her autobiography; the other volumes are Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Beauvoir, Simone De; Beauvoir, Simone de published by Harper Row Paperback, Force of circumstance, and All Said And Done: The Fourth Volume Of /5(8).

In this fourth and final volume of her autobiography, taking her li. With the unflinching frankness that characterizes her memory books, Simone de Beauvoir reviews a piece of life and contemporary history: the sixties. And from the sober realization that the possibility of new plans is now limited, she takes stock. Simone de Beauvoir (—) Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most preeminent French existentialist philosophers and writers. Working alongside other famous existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, de Beauvoir produced a rich corpus of writings including works on ethics, feminism, fiction, autobiography, and politics. Buy The Prime of Life: The Autobiography of Simone De Beauvoir by Beauvoir, Simone de (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Beauvoir also wrote a four-volume autobiography, consisting of: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter; The Prime of Life; Force of Circumstance (sometimes published in two volumes in English translation: After the War and Hard Times); and All Said and Done. This book is arranged thematically, and de Beauvoir picks up a theme or area of her life, addresses it for the 10 years that the book focuses on, to Early in the volume, she addresses books she s read, movies, theater productions, etc. In "The Prime of Life" Beauvoir vividly recounts her experiences between to It picks up from where "A Dutiful Daughter" stops and ends with the liberation of France. On a frivolous note, about a 1/3rd of this book is just about Beauvoir hiking and biking across Europe.