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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

By Simone de Beauvoir
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter is a compelling autobiographical account by Simone de Beauvoir, exploring her childhood and early adulthood in France. The book delves into her upbringing in a bourgeois family, her intellectual awakening, and her rebellion against traditional societal norms. It provides a vivid insight into her formative years, shaping her into one of the most influential philosophers and feminists of the 20th century.
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You might enjoy this engaging memoir if you're fascinated by the intellectual and personal journey of one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers. It offers a profound and intimate look into the formative years of a renowned philosopher and feminist, exploring themes of identity, freedom, and the societal constraints of post-war France. Ideal for those interested in existentialism, feminist theory, or simply a compelling coming-of-age story.

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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

A memoir that offers a picture of the author's growing up in a bourgeois French family, rebelling as an adolescent against the conventional expectations of her class, and striking out on her own with an intellectual and existential ambition exceedingly rare in a young woman in the 1920s.

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In her memoirs, Simone de Beauvoir created a remarkable portrait of a twentieth-century woman's struggle for independence.

A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture of growing up in a bourgeois French family. Beauvoir writes about rebelling as an adolescent against the conventional expectations of her class and striking out on her own with an intellectual and existential ambition that was exceedingly rare for a young woman in the 1920s.

Simone de Beauvoir describes her early life, from her birth in Paris in 1908 to her student days at the Sorbonne, where she met Jean-Paul Sartre—'the dream-companion I had longed for since I was fifteen.'

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The memoir captures Simone de Beauvoir's intricate journey of personal and intellectual growth, drawing praise for its eloquent narrative. Critics highlight its universal impact, suggesting that it evokes a varied emotional response among readers. Many consider it to be among her finest work, with the translation effectively preserving its quality.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141185330

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by James Kirkup

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 368

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Simone de Beauvoir

About the Author

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-86) French philosopher, novelist, and essayist, the lifelong companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. Beauvoir's first book, L'Invitee, was published in 1943. In 1945 Beauvoir published Le Sang des autres, a novel dealing with the question of political involvement. Beauvoir's breakthrough work was semiautobiographical Les Mandarins (1954), which won the Prix Concourt. Roman Catholic authorities banned it and Beauvoir's feminist classic The Second Sex (1949), in which Beauvoir argued that "one is not born a woman; one becomes one". In 1958 Beauvoir published Memoires d'une jeune fille rangee, the first of four volume memoirs. She described her happy childhood, intellectual development and of course Sartre. It was followed by La Force de l' ge (1960), La Force des choses (1963), and Tout compte fait (1972),

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