All Men are Mortal
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel, this is the captivating story of a beautiful young actress who revives a downcast stranger at a French resort.He becomes thoroughly attached to her and confides a terrifying truth: he is immortal. But having been resuscitated into...
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Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel, this is the captivating story of a beautiful young actress who revives a downcast stranger at a French resort.He becomes thoroughly attached to her and confides a terrifying truth: he is immortal. But having been resuscitated into enjoying life again, he soon starts breaking free from her grasp and all notions of mortality.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393308457 (0393308456)
Publish date: May 17th 1992
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
20th Century,
Feminism,
Philosophy,
Modern Classics,
France,
French Literature,
German Literature
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