The Woman Destroyed
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Book Info
Author
De Beauvoir, Simone
Word Count
64,000 words
based on page count
Pages
256 pages
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Edition Publisher
Pantheon
Edition Publish Date
1987-08-12
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0394711033
ISBN-13: 9780394711034
Description
These Three Long Stories Draw Us Into The Lives Of Three Women, All Past Their First Youth, All Facing Unexpected Crises. In The Title Story, The Heroine's Serenity Is Shattered When She Learns That Her Husband Is Having An Affair. In The Age Of Discretion, A Successful, Happily Married Professor Finds Herself Increasingly Distressed By Her Son's Absorption In His Young Wife And Her Worldly Values. In The Monologue, A Rich, Spoiled Woman, Home Alone On New Year's Eve, Pours Out A Lifetime's Rage And Frustration In A Harrowing Diatribe. Enthralling As Fiction, Suffused With De Beauvoir's Remarkable Insights Into Women, The Woman Destroyed Gives Us A Legendary Writer At Her Best. Three Long Stories That Draw The Reader Into The Lives Of Three Women, All Past Their First Youth, All Facing Unexpected Crises. The Age Of Discretion -- The Monologue -- The Woman Destroyed. Simone De Beauvoir ; Translated From The French By Patrick O'brian. Reprint. Originally Published: London : Collins, 1969.
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