Simone De Beauvoir
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 Jan 1908 – 14 April 1986), Simone De Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biog
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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 Jan 1908 – 14 April 1986), Simone De Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiographies and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She was known for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism; and for her novels, including She Came to Stay and The Mandarins. Her most enduring contribution to literature is her memoirs, notably the first volume, “Mémoires d’une jeune fille range” (1958), which have a warmth and descriptive power. She was also known for her open, lifelong relationship with French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
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