BEAUVOIR (Simone de). - Lot 40

BEAUVOIR (Simone de). BEAUVOIR (Simone de) Born in Paris. 1908-1986. French woman of letters. Agrégée in philosophy in 1929. L.A.S. "S. de Beauvoir" to "Chère Madame". S.l.n.d. 1 page folio. Lovely letter of thanks: ...Thank you for your kind letter, for the confidence with which you speak to me and for your sympathy. It is precious to feel that the books we write have a deep echo. Even though you wrote to the still-young woman of La Force de l'âge, it is I, today, who have been touched by your words, and I assure you of my friendship...Published in 1960, La Force de l'âge is the second volume of Simone de Beauvoir's autobiographical work. It covers the period from 1929 to the liberation of Paris in 1944. It was preceded by Mémoires dune jeune fille rangée (1958) and followed by La Force des Choses (1963) and Tout compte fait (1972)."