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A Dangerous Liaison
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Moving from the corridors of the Sorbonne and the chestnut groves in the Limousin to the cafes of Paris's Left Bank we discover how the strikingly beautiful and gifted young Simone came to fall in love with the squinting arrogant hard-drinking Jean-Paul. Seymour-Jones describes that first summer of 1929: the heated debates that went on long into the night the sexual rivalry and betrayal the dangerous ideas that led people to experiment with new ways of behaving and the deep love that this perhaps unlikely couple shared.
We hear how Sartre clandestinely compromised with the Nazis and fell into a Soviet honey-trap. And thanks to recently discovered letters written by de Beauvoir the darker more dangerous side to their philosophy of free love is revealed including Simone's lesbianism and her pimping for younger girls for Jean-Paul in order to keep his love.
This is a compelling and fascinating account of what lay behind the legend that this brilliant tempestuous couple had created.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
610
Release Date:
2009-03-05
Publication Date:
2009-03-05
Publisher:
Arrow
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0099481693
ISBN13:
9780099481690
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
717 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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