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Author:

Coffin, Judith G., 1952- author.

Title:

Sex, love, and letters : writing Simone de Beauvoir / Judith G. Coffin.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

310 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Beauvoir, Simone de,--1908-1986--Correspondence.
Authors, French--20th century--Correspondence.
Authors and readers--France--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

1501750542
9781501750540 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2020005876

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)