Torpeur sur la ville – Culture / Next
This young boy dozing on his father’s knees would surely have a lot to say to Simone de Beauvoir, who once wrote: “There is something … Read more
Simone de Beauvoir
The epistolary relationships of Simone de Beauvoir and Violette Leduc at auction
The Sotheby’s house sells, until December 15, some three hundred letters exchanged by the philosopher and the novelist between 1945 and 1972. The friendship of … Read more
Action scenes from world literature: Simone de Beauvoir
literature Action scenes from world literature When Simone de Beauvoir was on vacation with the Nazis Stand: 4:24 p.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes In … Read more
Symbolic mother, within everyone’s reach
From the historian, feminist and lesbian, romantic relationships between women, one could expect strong support for assisted reproduction for all, and even surrogacy. It is … Read more
In Paris, fashion answers present
The week begins “face to face” with Covers, on the fifty-sixth floor of the Montparnasse tower. Unliked by Parisians, the building has the advantage of … Read more
Kate Kirkpatrick’s biography of Simone de Beauvoir
MSuch biographies relate the chronology of a life like a train timetable. Kate Kirkpatrick, on the other hand, has written a concise account of the … Read more