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All Said and Done: The Autobiography of Simone de Beauvoir
Mit der unerschrockenen Freimütigkeit, die ihre Erinnerungsbücher auszeichnet, hält Simone de Beauvoir Rückschau auf ein Stück Lebens- und Zeitgeschichte: auf die sechziger Jahre. Und aus der nüchternen Erkenntnis heraus, daß die Möglichkeit neuer Pläne nun begrenzt ist, zieht sie Bilanz. Ihre Erinnerungen legen Zeugnis ab von einem lebenslangen Kampf gegen gesellschaftlic
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463 pages
Published
March 1st 1993
by Paragon House Publishers
(first published January 1st 1972)
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In alles im allem führt Simone de Beauvoir ihre Erzählungen für ihr Leben und die Zeit in der sie lebte statt. Es geht hierbei in diesem Buch vor allem um die 1960er und Anfänge der 70er. Simone de Beauvoir berichtet über persönliches, wie Bücher, die sie inspirierten, Musik die sie liebte und Theaterstücke, die sie gesehen hatte. Aber vor allem berichtet sie über die politischen und Gesellschaftlichen Probleme der Zeit. Sie berichtet über ihre Reisen, die meistens mit politischen Projekten verb
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Volgens de achterflap is dit het laatste boek over het leven van de schrijfster. Een (deel van de) autobiografie dus. De andere delen niet gelezen en het lukte niet om geboeid te raken. Figuren uit haar leven worden niet of nauwelijks geïntroduceerd; kennelijk word je geacht al het een en ander te weten. Dodelijk saai leesvoer zonder focus. Niet aan mij besteed.
I hardly share any of debeavoir's beliefs; probably none, but the candor and honesty that is displayed in this book is startling and completely disarming. This book drew me in like very few ever have. Though I disagree with her philosophies, and consider their premises irrationally limited, I felt that her searching, her integrity, her approach to life and relationships, make her someone that I would have loved to have in my life. I know I'm not alone. I finished wanting more.
The final part (volume 4) of de Beauvoir's autobiography covers 1962-1972, by which time she and Sartre were world famous and closely involved in Cold War and post-colonial politics. But her passion for her friends and the people around her remains undimmed and her continued will to 'live with no time out' is inspiring.
I was rather disappointed. I found it too superficial and a bit gossipy.
If you read and enjoyed Jean-Paul Sartre, you will want to know the woman, who held his attention both intellectually and emotionally, enough to become his traveling companion. A formidable force in philosophy to be enjoyed regardless of your gender or beliefs.
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A- The brilliant continuation of de Beauvoir's diaries; we see a lot more politics, analysis on reactions to de Beauvoir's works, getting older, more on her relationship with Sartre.
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"Simone de Beauvoir was a French author and philosopher. She wrote novels, monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues, essays, biographies, and an autobiography. She is now best known for her metaphysical novels, including
She Came to Stay
and
The Mandarins
, and for her 1949 treatise
The Second Sex
, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary femin
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