Poetic letter from the controversial pioneer of the feminist movement, Simone de Beauvoir, to another committed writer.
Handwritten letter from Simone de Beauvoir to Marie-Jo Bonnet.
One page.
In French.
21 cm x 26.8 cm.
No information about date and location.
Excellent condition of conservation.
Unique piece.
Excerpts
(...) I traveled a lot, I love this country and the cicadas: they say they die from singing all day long, it's a love song that kills them.
Simone de Beauvoir is one of the most important writers in French literature, widely read and studied at universities around the world. Her best-known book, The Second Sex, is considered the bible of contemporary feminism. Despite having been raised very religious by her family, she became an atheist and, since her adolescence, developed avant-garde and controversial theories (marriage, abortion, euthanasia, etc.) in favor of freedom and autonomy for people, especially women. She also became famous for her intellectual and romantic relationship with another great French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre.
Marie-Jo Bonnet, women's historian and recipient of this letter, said of her: "When I met Simone de Beauvoir in 1971 at the MLF (Women's Liberation Movement), she made our generation dream. She was the very example of a free woman who refused to marry and have children, living an egalitarian relationship with Sartre."
A simple yet poetic little letter from a monument of world literature.
