Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography - Tapa blanda

'This is the most detailed life we have of the woman who freed herself from her narrow upbringing to become a writer, feminist and companion of Sartre' Guardian; 'Bair's extensive interviews with the old Beauvoir capture perfectly the honesty and integrity of this formidable moralist' Edmund White, Book World; 'Simone de Beauvoir, already established as a work of reference, leaves future biographers nowhere to go' Times Literary Supplement

During the last six years of her life, the philosopher, feminist, novelist and author of the landmark work, The Second Sex, gave Deirdre Bair her unqualified co-operation and time. In interviews she provided new insights and material that are central to understanding her life and work.