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24 de out. de 2023 · 3. “The Woman Destroyed”. The emotional whirlwind that is Monique’s life after discovering her husband’s infidelity is the focus here. Themes of treachery, vulnerability, and the association of self-worth with fidelity are explored in depth. This tale resonated most personally with me, echoing the stories of friends who faced similar ...
1 de jan. de 2009 · The prose in The Woman Destroyed is poetic and raw. It offers a deeper understanding of the female characters' emotional landscape whilst exposing the female psyche's dark corners. De Beauvoir’s women grapple with existential dilemmas while facing societal expectations and limitations.
- Simone de Beauvoir
Written from an existentialist perspective, The Mandarins (1954) and A Woman Destroyed have been compared with another existentialist novel, Camus's The Stranger (1942). To some critics, Beauvoir ...
12 de ago. de 1987 · In three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” ( The Sunday Herald Times [London]), Simone de Beauvoir draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises. Enthralling as faction, suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a ...
2 de mar. de 2024 · One of the most influential thinkers of her generation draws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” (The Sunday Herald Times). Suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes "The ...
1 de mar. de 2017 · The Woman Destroyed is Simone de Beauvoir’s beguiling fictional analysis of womanhood’s complexities. The work is a collection of three novellas, each featuring a different woman in crisis and trapped by circumstance.
A Woman Destroyed is a collection of three short stories: "The Age of Discretion," "Monologue," and "Woman Destroyed." They share the same theme — fear of aging and loneliness, ...
