The Intimate Life of the Nation -- Beauvoir, Kinsey, and Mid-Century Sex -- Readers and Writers -- The Algerian War and the Scandal of Torture, 1954-1960 -- Shame as Political Feeling, 1954-1963 -- Second Takes on The Second Sex -- Couple Troubles -- Sexual Politics and Feminism.
Summary:
"An unexplored treasure trove of letters to Simone de Beauvoir from ordinary women and men around the world opens onto an unexpectedly intimate history of postwar France and the world, offering a riveting close-up of the kind of author-reader relationship that is so important to the history of ideas" -- Provided by publisher.
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