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Simone de Beauvoir
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French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

Also known as: Castor, Le Castor, S. de Beauvoir, Simona de Bovuar, Simone DeBeauvoir, Simone Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir

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Known works

  • Le Deuxième Sexe (1968)
  • Une mort tres douce
  • Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée (2005)
  • Les Mandarins (1979)
  • America Day by Day