Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

Simone de Beauvoir's unflinching account of her early years, from a sheltered bourgeois childhood in Paris to her intellectual awakening at the Sorbonne. This is the first volume of her autobiography, where she charts her rebellion against the expectations of her class and her fateful meeting with Jean-Paul Sartre. A candid portrait of a young woman forging her own path in the world of ideas.

Condition: Fair - The cover shows significant age-related tanning, foxing, and surface staining throughout.