The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The Second Sex

Le deuxième sexe #1-2

Simone de Beauvoir with H. M. Parshley (Translator)

762 pages first pub 1949 (editions) user-added

nonfiction classics feminism philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of woman, and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reins...

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informative: 87%

reflective: 75%

challenging: 65%

inspiring: 33%

emotional: 12%

dark: 8%

sad: 8%

hopeful: 6%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%


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