{"product_id":"9781350047174","title":"Becoming Beauvoir : A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Kirkpatrick, Kate (King's College London, UK), \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 22\/08\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 496 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Academic,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: literary, Feminism \u0026amp; feminist theory\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781350047174\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\"One is not born a woman, but becomes one\", Simone de Beauvoir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious literary prizes and transformed the way we think about gender with The Second Sex. But despite her successes, she wondered if she had sold herself short.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer liaison with Jean-Paul Sartre has been billed as one of the most legendary love affairs of the twentieth century. But for Beauvoir it came at a cost: for decades she was dismissed as an unoriginal thinker who 'applied' Sartre's ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years new material has come to light revealing the ingenuity of Beauvoir's own philosophy and the importance of other lovers in her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ground-breaking biography draws on never-before-published diaries and letters to tell the fascinating story of how Simone de Beauvoir became herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020551684249,"sku":"9781350047174","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781350047174.jpg?v=1597575078","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781350047174","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}