Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre
Simone de Beauvoir’s account of the last ten years of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life provides a focus for understanding one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. But the book, consisting of both a year-by-year account of Sartre’s last decade and a conversation between him and de Beauvoir...
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Simone de Beauvoir’s account of the last ten years of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life provides a focus for understanding one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. But the book, consisting of both a year-by-year account of Sartre’s last decade and a conversation between him and de Beauvoir about his life and work, is more than just a philosophical examination. It is also a personal dialogue of astonishing frankness that illuminates one of the most famous and complex relationships of the twentieth century.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394728988 (039472898X)
Publish date: 1985-02-12
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
This was very strange. A book in 2 parts, the first being her description of sartre's final years, including his decline and health issues. the second being a series of transcripts of conversations she recorded with him. I found the first section to be inexplicable - I if he was supposed to be the l...
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