A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir

A Very Easy Death

Simone de Beauvoir with Simone de Beauvoir (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1964 (editions)

nonfiction memoir philosophy emotional reflective slow-paced
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Long considered one of Simone de Beauvoir's masterpieces, A Very Easy Death is a profoundly affecting, day-by-day recounting of her mother's final days after she is hospitalized following a fall. Though a devout Catholic, her faith is subsumed by ...

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Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 82%
sad 71%
dark 38%
challenging 23%
tense 10%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 27%
fast 24%

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