The Prime of Life by Simone de Beauvoir
The Prime of Life

Simone de Beauvoir

The Prime of Life

Beauvoir's Autobiography #2

Simone de Beauvoir with Peter Green (Translator)

479 pages first pub 1960 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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The formative years 1929 through 1944 in the remarkable life of the celebrated feminist and writer, one of the few great women of her time (Newsweek). Beauvoir covers her legendary relationship with Sartre, the rise of fasci sm in Europe and the o...

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Moods

reflective 85%
informative 71%
inspiring 71%
challenging 57%
dark 57%
hopeful 42%
emotional 28%
sad 28%
adventurous 14%
tense 14%

Pace

slow 75%
fast 12%
medium 12%

Average rating

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