Reviews"Witty, immensely adroit . . . These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." -The Atlantic "A remarkable feat of empathy." -The Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant craftsmanship." - Harper's, "Witty, immensely adroit . . . These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." --The Atlantic "A remarkable feat of empathy." --The Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant craftsmanship." -- Harper's, "Witty, immensely adroit....These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." -- The Atlantic "A remarkable feat of empathy." -- Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant craftsmanship." -- Harper's Cover photograph by Christine Rodin Cover design by Louise Fili Pantheon Books, New York, "Witty, immensely adroit ... These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." --The Atlantic "A remarkable feat of empathy." --The Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant craftsmanship." --Harper's, "Witty, immensely adroit . . . These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." --The Atlantic "A remarkable feat of empathy." --The Times Literary Supplement "Brilliant craftsmanship." -- Harper's
Dewey Decimal843/.9/14
SynopsisIn three "immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion" ( The Sunday Herald Times London]), Simone de Beauvoir draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises. Enthralling as faction, suffused with de Beauvoir's remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best., One of the most influential thinkers of her generation draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three "immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion" ( The Sunday Herald Times ). Suffused with de Beauvoir's remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes "The Age of Discretion," "The Monologue," and "The Woman Destroyed." "Witty, immensely adroit...These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation." -- The Atlantic
LC Classification NumberPQ2637.A274