Simone Weil as we knew her
Perrin, J. M.; Thibon, G.
Sold by Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
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Used - Soft cover
Condition: Used - Fine
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Add to basketSold by Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
AbeBooks Seller since February 3, 2021
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket160 pages. Trade paperback. First French edition published 1952; English translation by Emma Craufurd. A fine copy almost like new.
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Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a defining figure of the twentieth century; a philosopher, Christian (although never baptised), resistance fighter, Labour activist and teacher, described by Albert Camus as 'the only great spirit of our time'. In 1941 Weil was introduced to Father Joseph-Marie Perrin, a Dominican priest whose friendship became a key influence on her life. When Weil asked Perrin for work as a farm hand he sent her to Gustave Thibon, a farmer and Christian philosopher. Weil stayed with the Thibon family, working in the fields and writing the notebooks which became Gravity and Grace and other posthumous works.
Perrin and Thibon met Weil at a time when her spiritual life and creative genius were at their height. During the short but deep period of their acquaintance with her, they came to know her as she actually was. First published in English in 1953, and now introduced by J.P. Little, this unique portrait depicts Weil through the eyes of her friends, not as a strange and unaccountable genius but as an ardent and human person in search of truth and knowledge.
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