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Inseparable Author: Simone de Beauvoir Publisher: Zhejiang Education Publishing House
Inseparable Author: Simone de Beauvoir Publisher: Zhejiang Education Publishing House
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Introduction · · · · · ·
The manuscript of Simone de Beauvoir's novel "The Second Sex", which had never been made public during her lifetime, was published for the first time.
This novel, which was once "sentenced to death" by Sartre, is based on Zaza, Beauvoir's best friend in her teenage years, and mourns the most unforgettable friendship in her life.
The book is prefaced and introduced by Beauvoir's adopted daughter, and is accompanied by precious photos, manuscripts and letters of Beauvoir.
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When Sylvie was nine years old, she first met Andrea, a girl of the same age as her. She had never seen such a cool girl before. Unlike the obedient "good student" Sylvie, Andrea was smart but rebellious, and she was ambivalent about everything. She had experienced terrible burns and had marks of fire on her body. In order to refuse to participate in social activities, she did not hesitate to chop herself with an axe.
They became inseparable. This love was passionate and deep in their souls. They started by defying the school rules together. The obedient Sylvie gradually moved towards freedom; the unruly Andrei, however, struggled step by step under the constraints of family and etiquette, and gradually became trapped.
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In Beauvoir's life, there were two losses that had a profound impact on her: one was the loss of her faith in God, and the other was the death of her close friend Zaza. For at least 30 years after Zaza's death, Beauvoir felt that her freedom was bought with Zaza's life. - "Beauvoir's Biography"
Together we struggled against the repulsive fate that lay before us, and for a long time I believed that her death was the price I paid for my freedom. - Simone de Beauvoir, The Gentlewoman
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Inseparable is included in the first collection of Moti Classics, "Shining Women". The five works selected in this collection (Little Women, Jane Eyre, A Room of One's Own, and Inseparable) are of great significance in the history of women's literature. They present a historical context about women's self-discovery, enrichment, and creation.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) is a French philosopher, writer and feminist. In 1945, she co-founded the magazine "Modern" with Jean-Paul Sartre and others, dedicated to promoting existentialist views. In 1949, she published "The Second Sex", which caused a great response and became a feminist classic. In 1954, she won the Goncourt Prize for her novel "The Man with the Man". She, Hannah Arendt and Susan Sontag are known as the three centers of Western female scholarship.
