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Una novela inedita, muy intima, de la gran autora francesa ganadora del Premio Goncourt e icono del feminismo
Escrita en 1954, cinco anos despues de la publicacion de El segundo sexo, Las inseparables narra la amistad apasionada que une a Sylvie y a Andree -alter ego de la propia Simone de Beauvoir y de Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza)- desde que con nueve anos se conocen en la escuela. Andree es alegre, inteligente y atrevida, y Sylvie, una nina formal que se siente irremediablemente atraida por su personalidad arrolladora. Juntas aprenderan a librarse de las convenciones y las expectativas asfixiantes de su entorno, ignorantes del tragico precio que tienen la libertad y la ambicion intelectual y existencial. Una historia catartica para la autora, tal vez demasiado reveladora para publicarla en vida, cuya recuperacion -junto con algunas fotografias y cartas que sirven de testimonio- constituye un acontecimiento literario.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An unpublished, very intimate novel by the great French author, an icon for feminism, and winner of the Prix Goncourt .
Written in 1954, five years after the publication of The Second Sex, Las inseparables / The Inseparables narrates the passionate friendship between Sylvie and Andree -alter egos of Simone de Beauvoir herself and Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza) -starting when they met at school at nine years old. Andree is cheerful, intelligent, and daring, and Sylvie, a formal girl who is irremediably attracted by Andree’s overwhelming personality. Together they will learn to rid themselves of society’s stifling conventions and expectations, naive about the tragic price that freedom and intellectual and existential ambition have. A cathartic story for the author, perhaps too revealing to publish during her lifetime. The recovery of this manuscript -along with some photographs and letters that serve as testimony- represents a great literary event.
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Una novela inedita, muy intima, de la gran autora francesa ganadora del Premio Goncourt e icono del feminismo
Escrita en 1954, cinco anos despues de la publicacion de El segundo sexo, Las inseparables narra la amistad apasionada que une a Sylvie y a Andree -alter ego de la propia Simone de Beauvoir y de Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza)- desde que con nueve anos se conocen en la escuela. Andree es alegre, inteligente y atrevida, y Sylvie, una nina formal que se siente irremediablemente atraida por su personalidad arrolladora. Juntas aprenderan a librarse de las convenciones y las expectativas asfixiantes de su entorno, ignorantes del tragico precio que tienen la libertad y la ambicion intelectual y existencial. Una historia catartica para la autora, tal vez demasiado reveladora para publicarla en vida, cuya recuperacion -junto con algunas fotografias y cartas que sirven de testimonio- constituye un acontecimiento literario.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An unpublished, very intimate novel by the great French author, an icon for feminism, and winner of the Prix Goncourt .
Written in 1954, five years after the publication of The Second Sex, Las inseparables / The Inseparables narrates the passionate friendship between Sylvie and Andree -alter egos of Simone de Beauvoir herself and Elisabeth Lacoin (Zaza) -starting when they met at school at nine years old. Andree is cheerful, intelligent, and daring, and Sylvie, a formal girl who is irremediably attracted by Andree’s overwhelming personality. Together they will learn to rid themselves of society’s stifling conventions and expectations, naive about the tragic price that freedom and intellectual and existential ambition have. A cathartic story for the author, perhaps too revealing to publish during her lifetime. The recovery of this manuscript -along with some photographs and letters that serve as testimony- represents a great literary event.