by Simone de Beauvoir · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422621614
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The Mandarins is a novel by the French writer Simone de Beauvoir, published in 1954 and winner of the Goncourt Prize. The story takes place in Paris after World War II and follows the lives of several intellectuals and their personal and political struggles. Through her characters, Beauvoir explores themes such as existentialism, political commitment, love, and individual freedom. The novel offers a deep insight into post-war French society and the ideological tensions of the time.
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.
