{"product_id":"the-blood-of-others-simone-de-beauvoir","title":"The Blood of Others (Simone De Beauvoir)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePotent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir's captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'These carefree faces, on which we allowed our smiles to spread, were for others the mask of tragedy.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, to die. Told through memories of his and her life,\u003ci\u003e The Blood of Others\u003c\/i\u003e paints an intense and moving picture of their love story and life in German occupied Paris during the Second World War. In the face of a seemingly unstoppable force, Hélène and Jean are confronted by the illusion of freedom and made to question their individual roles in the collective struggle against fascism, with devastating consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1945, this powerful novel resonates profoundly today and brings the ideas of one of the most important existentialist thinkers to life in spellbinding prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Ali Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-86) was a French philosopher, novelist and essayist, and the lifelong companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. De Beauvoir's first book, \u003ci\u003eL'Invitée\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1943. In 1945 she published \u003ci\u003eLe Sang des autres\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel dealing with the question of political involvement. De Beauvoir's breakthrough work was the semi-autobiographical \u003ci\u003eLes Mandarins\u003c\/i\u003e (1954), which won the Prix Goncourt. Roman Catholic authorities banned it and de Beauvoir's feminist classic \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), in which de Beauvoir argued that \"one is not born a woman; one becomes one\".\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65849821331805,"sku":"K097237770","price":11.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9723777000001A.jpg?v=1788799749","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-blood-of-others-simone-de-beauvoir","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}