Simone de Beauvoir A Biography Deirdre Bair 1990 First Edition Hardback

This definitive biographical study of Simone de Beauvoir, authored by National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, was published by Jonathan Cape in 1990. Bair, noted for her unparalleled access to Beauvoir during the final years of the subject's life, provides an evidence-based narrative that transitioned the scholarship from myth to rigorous academic inquiry. This first UK edition is a substantial octavo volume, bound in robust black cloth with gilt spine lettering. The physical condition is objectively good; the dust jacket remains sharp with vibrant contrast, though it bears a discreet contemporary pencil inscription on the front endpaper\u2014a minor archival mark that does not impede the text. For the collector of feminist history, philosophy, or high-tier twentieth-century biography, this volume represents the primary reference work on the author of The Second Sex.\n\nItem Specifics\n\n\u2022 Author: Deirdre Bair\n\n\u2022 Title: Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography\n\n\u2022 Publishery