Face-to-face - Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

Author: Luo Li
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: They are one of the most legendary couples in the world. The relationship between Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre—two passionate and open-minded intellectual giants—was once burdened with relentless criticism, especially their controversial entanglements with young Olga Kosachev and others, which sparked endless debates. Beyond the buried historical truths mentioned above, readers will also see in this book how Sartre, who "despised all worldly honors," shockingly rejected the Nobel Prize, as well as how Sartre and Beauvoir bravely plunged into the global anti-war movement. Their works have had an immeasurable impact on modern thought, but when it comes to Beauvoir and Sartre, people more often think of their lifestyle. Their story is great—and this is exactly what Beauvoir and Sartre wanted.