{"product_id":"the-woman-destroyed-paperback","title":"The Woman Destroyed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eone of the most influential thinkers of her generation\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003edraws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three \"immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Herald Times\u003c\/i\u003e [London]).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuffused with de Beauvoir's remarkable insights into women, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Destroyed \u003c\/i\u003egives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes \"The Age of Discretion,\" \"The Monologue,\" and \"The Woman Destroyed.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Witty, immensely adroit...These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Paris in 1908. In 1929 she became the youngest person ever to obtain the \u003ci\u003eagrégation\u003c\/i\u003e in philosophy at the Sorbonne, placing second on the exam to Jean-Paul Sartre. She taught at lycées in Marseille and Rousen from 1931 to 1937, and in Paris from 1938 to 1943. After World War II, she emerged as one of the leaders of the existentialist movement, working with Sartre on \u003ci\u003eLes Temps Modernes. \u003c\/i\u003eThe author of many acclaimed works, de Beauvoir was one of the most influential thinkers of her generation. She died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987644285229,"sku":"9780394711034","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/c3F3MGhpQkJtTTJRb2dIbWNJZzFSUT09.webp?v=1776183206","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-woman-destroyed-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}