Simone de Beauvoir

6 summariesBiography, Memoir, Philosophy

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, nor was she considered one at the time of her death, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.

Books by Simone de Beauvoir

6 books available

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Simone de Beauvoir
4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsBiography
Simone de Beauvoir tells of her defiant break from a bourgeois Parisian upbringing, detailing her intellectual awakening and the start of her radical partnership with Jean-Paul Sartre during the turbulent interwar years.
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir
4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
Simone de Beauvoir addresses human existence's inherent lack of meaning, using it to build purpose and values.
The Mandarins
Simone de Beauvoir
4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
In the heady aftermath of WWII, a circle of Parisian intellectuals grapples with the promise of a new France, their intertwined loves, and the very meaning of freedom, all while navigating the ghosts of their wartime pasts.
She Came to Stay
Simone de Beauvoir
3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
A celebrated intellectual couple's open relationship becomes a dangerous test when a young woman's arrival shatters their world, exposing jealousy and the fluid boundaries of self.
The Blood of Others
Simone de Beauvoir
4.0 (2k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
A Resistance leader, during the Nazi occupation, faces a terrible choice: sacrifice his lover for the cause, or doom others. He must confront the impact of his moral decisions.
Force Of Circumstance
Simone de Beauvoir
4.1 (292) average on GoodreadsBiography
Simone de Beauvoir examines her life, her relationships with figures like Sartre and Camus, and the truths behind the legends, showing the 'force of circumstance' that shaped a pioneering feminist philosopher.