Meet Simone de Beauvoir (Existentialism)
Explore Simone de Beauvoir’s existentialist classics in this curated list, featuring The Mandarins and Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex). Discover key Beauvoir books on philosophy, feminism, and social science, perfect for diving into existentialism and modern thought.
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The Mandarins
by Simone de Beauvoir
In her most famous novel, The Mandarins, Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. In fictionally relating the stories of those around her -- Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Arthur Koestler, Nelson Algren -- de Beauvoir dissects the emotional and philosophical currents of her time. At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, The Mandarins is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life. "Much more than a roman a clef . . . a moving and engrossing novel." -- New York Times
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Le Deuxième Sexe
by Simone de Beauvoir
The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, this book explores every facet of a woman's life.
