"The useless mouths", and other literary writings
By: Simone de Beauvoir ; edited by Margaret A. Simons and Marybeth Timmermann ; foreword by Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir
Contributors: Simons, Margaret A.; Timmermann, Marybeth; Le Bon de Beauvoir, Sylvie
Series: The Beauvoir series
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780252036347
Work titles: Bouches inutiles
Description: "'The Useless Mouths' and Other Literary Writings brings to English-language readers literary writings -- several previously unknown -- by Simone de Beauvoir. Culled from sources including various American university collections, the works span decades of Beauvoir's career. Ranging from dramatic works and literary theory to radio broadcasts, they collectively reveal fresh insights into Beauvoir's writing process, personal life, and the honing of her philosophy." --book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Margaret A. Simons; title: The useless mouths (a play) / introduction by Liz Stanley and Catherine Naji; title: Short articles on literature / introduction by Elizabeth Fallaize; title: Existentialist theater / introduction by Dennis A. Gilbert; title: A story I used to tell myself / introduction by Ursula Tidd; title: Preface to La Bâtarde by Violette Leduc / introduction by Alison S. Fell; title: What can literature do? / introduction by Laura Hengehold; title: Misunderstanding in Moscow; title: introduction by Terry Keefe; title: My experience as a writer / introduction by Elizabeth Fallaize; title: Short prefaces to literary works / introduction by Eleanore Holveck; title: Notes for a novel / introduction by Meryl Altman.