All Men Are Mortal
Simone de Beauvoir
352 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0393308456
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Language: English
Publish: May 17, 1992
ClassicsFeminismFictionFranceFrench LiteratureHistorical FictionLiteratureNovelsPhilosophyWomens
When the beautiful, ambitious actress Regina takes Fosca into her life and learns his amazing truth, she is obsessed with the thought that in his memory her performances will live forever. But, as he recounts the story of his immortal existence over more than six centuries, as she learns of his involvement in some of the most significant events in history and how human hope and love have withered in him, she finally understands the implications for him and for love.