{"product_id":"sex-love-and-letters-writing-simone-de-beauvoir-hardcover","title":"Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith G. Coffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Judith G. Coffin discovered a virtually unexplored treasure trove of letters to Simone de Beauvoir from Beauvoir's international readers, it inspired Coffin to explore the intimate bond between the famed author and her reading public. This correspondence, at the heart of \u003ci\u003eSex, Love, and Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, immerses us in the tumultuous decades from the late 1940s to the 1970s--from the painful aftermath of World War II to the horror and shame of French colonial brutality in Algeria and through the dilemmas and exhilarations of the early gay liberation and feminist movements. The letters also provide a glimpse into the power of reading and the power of readers to seduce their favorite authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between Beauvoir and her audience proved especially long, intimate, and vexed. Coffin traces this relationship, from the publication of Beauvoir's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/i\u003e to the release of the last volume of her memoirs, offering an unfamiliar perspective on one of the most magnetic and polarizing philosophers of the twentieth century. Along the way, we meet many of the greatest writers of Beauvoir's generation--Hannah Arendt; Dominique Aury, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of O\u003c\/i\u003e; François Mauriac, winner of the Nobel Prize and nemesis of Albert Camus; Betty Friedan; and, of course, Jean-Paul Sartre--bringing the electrically charged salon experience to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex, Love, and Letters\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the private lives and political emotions of the letter writers and of Beauvoir herself. Her readers did not simply pen fan letters but, as Coffin shows, engaged in a dialogue that revealed intellectual and literary life to be a joint and collaborative production. \"This must happen to you often, doesn't it?\" wrote one. \"That people write to you and tell you about their lives?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith G. Coffin is Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Women's Work\u003c\/i\u003e and articles on radio, mass culture, and sexuality and coauthor of four editions of \u003ci\u003eWestern Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow her on Twitter @judygcoffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759971598624,"sku":"9781501750540","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb7cf0f02b9f3bfb8a6ed9d11ba62309.webp?v=1780167605","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sex-love-and-letters-writing-simone-de-beauvoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}