Interviews clarify de Beauvoir's opinions on feminism, the condition of women, her relationship with Sartre, politics, maternity, and love

Interviews clarify de Beauvoir's opinions on feminism, the condition of women, her relationship with Sartre, politics, maternity, and love

In Simone de Beauvoir: The Making of an Intellectual Woman Toril Moi shows how Simone de Beauvoir became Simone de Beauvoir, the leading feminist thinker and emblematic intellectual woman of the twentieth century. Blending biography with literary criticism, feminist theory, and historical and social analysis, this book provides a completely original analysis of Beauvoir's educa...(展开全部)

Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English translation. Vital and groundbreaking, Be...(展开全部)

An illuminating introduction to the philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir and its relevance to modern life In an age of self-exposure, what does it mean to be authentic? “Authenticity” has become attenuated to the point of meaninglessness; everyone says to be yourself, but what that means is anyone’s guess. For existential philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, authenticity is not the reve...(展开全部)

'Skye Cleary blends Simone de Beauvoir's wisdom with her own in this lively guide to becoming a poet of your life' Nigel Warburton 'It isn't easy to be authentic. Skye Cleary's How to Be You is the guide you need if you are serious about figuring out how to live a life truly worth living. And why wouldn't you?' Massimo Pigliucci, author of How to Be a Stoic 'A glorious achievem...(展开全部)

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and ...(展开全部)

From one of the Observer's Rising Stars of 2017, a high-risk, highbrow and intimate novel – and one of the most anticipated works of fiction this year. Features Frances, Bobbi, Nick and Melissa, four characters who ask each other endless questions. As their relationships unfold, in person and online, they discuss sex and friendship, art and literature, politics and gender, and,...(展开全部)

A memoir by the former vice president of Yugoslavia describing three visits to Moscow and his encounters there with Stalin. Index. Translated by Michael B. Petrovich.

密洛凡·德热拉斯（一译吉拉斯）（1912-）南斯拉夫著名政治活动家，早年追随铁托革命，密切共事，一起领导南斯拉夫人民的反法西斯武装斗争。他曾担任过南联盟副总统、南共政治局委员、中央书记等重要职务，是南共主要领导人之一。1953年以后，吉拉斯主张在南斯拉夫实行多党派竞争的民主制，成为党内异见人士，与铁托决裂；因为他坚持不可妥协的“人类个人精神的自由，批评南斯拉夫党内的斯大林思想，被撤销所有职务，于1956年11月被捕，判刑三年。吉拉斯身陷囹圄期间，他在入狱前写的《新阶级》一书从南斯拉夫神秘地偷带到西方出版，“罪加一等”，延长了十年刑期。1961年1月，南当局提前释放了吉拉斯。 作为党内反对派和著名政论家，吉拉斯以言获罪，亦因此而名世。《新阶级》在西方出版后，半年之内就再版了十次；中译本也在1963年由世界知识出版社出版，内部发行。1981年5月，中共中...(展开全部)