Simone de Beauvoir Audio Books

In de Beauvoir's second major essay, the renowned French philosopher illustrates the ethics of existentialism by outlining a series of ways of being....

Unabridged and available on audio for the first time Simone de Beauvoir's essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of "woman", and a revolutionary exploration of inequality and otherness.

Studs Terkel interviews writer and artist Simone de Beauvoir at her home in Paris, France, where they discuss her family history, early writing career and artistic influences, individualism, and the creative commitment required to be a successful writer.

When her mother was in the hospital with terminal cancer, Simone had time to reminisce about her mother's early life, as Simone and her sister, Poupette, prepared to face the decision of whether to prolong a life when it was full of suffering.