A couple who go on living together merely because that was … - Simone de Beauvoir

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A couple who go on living together merely because that was how they began, without any other reason: was that what we were turning into?

Simone de Beauvoir

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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French author and existentialist philosopher. She is now most famous for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex [Le Deuxième Sexe], a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism, and her long personal relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre.

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Pen Names: Le Castor

Alternative Names: Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir • Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir • Castor

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A couple who go on living together merely because that was how they began, without any other reason: was that what we were turning into? - Simone de Beauvoir

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