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The Beauvoir sisters / by Claudine Monteil ; translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager.

Title
The Beauvoir sisters / by Claudine Monteil ; translated from the French by Marjolijn de Jager.
Author
Monteil, Claudine
Publication
Emeryville, CA : Published by Seal Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2004.

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De Jager, Marjolijn
Description
xii, 218 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
In this intimate biography, readers learn not only about the close relationship of Helene and Simone de Beauvoir and their artistic influence on one another, but also about the jealousy, condescension and rivalry that plagued them.
Uniform Title
Sœurs Beauvoir. English
Alternative Title
  • Sœurs Beauvoir.
  • Intimate look at how Simone and Hélène influenced each other and the world
Subject
  • Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986
  • Beauvoir, Hélène de, 1910-
  • Beauvoir, Hélène de, 1910-2001
  • 1900-1999
  • Authors, French > 20th century > Biography
  • Painters > France > Biography
  • Feminists > France > Biography
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218).
  • "Bibliography of Simone de Beauvoir": p. 212-215.
Contents
Two dutiful daughters -- Freedom -- Achievement -- women's cause -- twilight of the mandarins -- Goxwiller -- Bibliography of Simone de Beauvoir.
ISBN
1580051103
OCLC
  • 55739845
  • SCSB-12728456
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library