Je sais qu'on ne peut jamais se connaître, mais seulement se raconter. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Je sais qu'on ne peut jamais se connaître, mais seulement se raconter.

self-knowledge self-awareness
French
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About Simone de Beauvoir

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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