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Title: A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren by Simone De Beauvoir, Nelson Algren, Sylvie Le Bon De Beauvoir, Ellen Gordon Reeves, Vanessa Kling ISBN: 1-56584-422-X Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic book with insights into de Beauvoir's character
Comment: To correct the reader from Brookline, this book is exactly the same as "Beloved Chicago Man"- it's the same book with different titles in the US and the UK. As the reviewers below state, this is a great window into the relationship between Algren & de Beauvoir, and shows the truth feelings of de Beauvoir.
Rating: 1
Summary: Tiresome, Repetitive, Naive
Comment: Having read all of De Beauvoir's autobiographies, this book was disappointing. The content can only be described as a mere extension of 'Beloved Chicago Man' (again relating to her relationship with Nelson Algren). In the latter, the letters to Algren are immediatly captivating, but quickly become repetitive rather than developed and by the end seem embarrassingly girlish and naive leaving a strong feeling of voyeuristic intrusion. This latest publication is an unnecessary extension of Beloved Chicago Man.
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceptional Characters, Universal Human Conditions
Comment: This tome unites fascinating, ethereal elements of time and place with the more mundane features of long-distance love.
First, the unique bits of which only Simone de Beauvoir can honestly write: The intellectual scene of post-WWII Paris, firsthand knowledge of Camus and Sartre, a complex network of friendships mixing the communities of European intelligentsia, fascists, existentialists, writers, and actors. Then, of course, there is the head-over-heels love in which she found herself with Nelson Algren, noted American author, immediately upon making his acquaintance. All of these interesting facets add spice to this book.
Surprisingly, what truly makes this book unforgettable, impossible to put down, at times embarrassing in its candor and recognizable to the reader are its themes of commonality to everyone else on the planet. Anyone who has ever fallen in love, suffered instant infatuation for another, missed the touch of a far-away lover, or slogged through a long-distance relationship will relate/commiserate/understand/anticipate both the words and the feelings behind them.
Simone de Beauvoir wrote all of these letters to Nelson Algren in English (not her native French); happily, the misspellings and grammatical errors are preserved without correction. The reader will note progressive improvement in her English abilities as the correspondence lengthens and her relationship matures.
I believe all readers will find these pages touching, satisfying, and intriguing. Those of you who have experienced long-distance passion will enjoy the letters as well, but with the distinct pain of knowing the inevitable conclusion in advance.
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Title: The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir ISBN: 0393318834 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by De Beauvoir ISBN: 0060903511 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 1974 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone De Beauvoir, Somone De Beauvior ISBN: 080650160X Publisher: Citadel Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: America Day by Day by Simone De Beauvoir, Carol Cosman, Douglas Brinkley ISBN: 0520210670 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Witness to My Life: The Letters of Jean-Paul Sartre to Simone De Beauvoir 1926-1939 by Simone De Beauvoir, Lee Fahnestock, Norman Macafee ISBN: 0743244052 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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