WHEN THINGS OF SPIRIT
Simone de Beauvoir
220 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0394722353
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Language: English
Publish: March 12, 1984
ClassicsFeminismFictionFranceFrench LiteratureLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsPhilosophyShort Stories
This is a collection of semi-autobiographical tales written when the author was only 30, before World War II. Each tale concerns a young woman struggling with the effects of a Catholic upbringing, and with the stifling social demands of the French bourgeoisie.