Simone De Beauvoir Book bundle, All Said Done, Memoirs Dutiful daughter, Today, Spirit Come First, Mandarins, Judith Okely

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Softcover. English. Pub Year 1986. [ CONDITION: GOOD ] Books in this grade are complete, with pages and covers intact, and remain fully usable. They may show significant signs of natural ageing, wear, marking or previous use. A small amount of annotation, underlining or highlighting may be present, but never extensive. Previous owners' names or inscriptions may also be present. Dust jackets, where originally issued, may be missing or damaged. Some copies may be exceptionally well preserved. [ NOTE: This is a standard description of the condition grade. Please use the photographs of the actual book alongside this grading description to assess its individual condition. ] [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] Simone De Beauvoir Book bundle, All Said Done, Memoirs Dutiful daughter, Today, Spirit Come First, Mandarins, Judith Okely | Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a French writer, philosopher and intellectual. Born in Paris, she studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and passed the national agrégation examination in 1929. She taught at secondary schools before devoting herself to writing. Her work ranged across novels, essays, memoirs and philosophical writing, and she became a major figure in existentialism and feminist thought. Beauvoir was also politically active, writing and speaking on social and political issues. She was closely associated with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, whom she met while preparing for the agrégation. (MP).…