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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Perennial Classics) by Beauvoir, Simone de is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, <b>Simone de Beauvoir</b>'s <b>Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter</b> offers an intimate picture of growing up in a bourgeois French family, rebelling as an adolescent against the conventional expectations of her class, and striking out on her own with an intellectual and existential ambition exceedingly rare in a young woman in the 1920s.</p> <p>She vividly evokes her friendships, love interests, mentors, and the early days of the most important relationship of her life, with fellow student Jean-Paul Sartre, against the backdrop of a turbulent political time.</p>

Who reads Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Perennial Classics)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Beauvoir, Simone de
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published
1958
Language
EN
ISBN
9780060825195
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Historical Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
4.1 / 5 (3,908 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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