Simone de BeauvoirLiterary Fiction · Fiction·1908–1986
Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée
Synopsis
Simone de Beauvoir's early life is laid bare in this autobiography. Follow her journey from a strict bourgeois upbringing in 1920s Paris to a young woman forging her own intellectual path. Experience her formative relationships, including her crucial connection with Jean-Paul Sartre, set against a backdrop of significant political change.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10