The Woman Destroyed

The Woman Destroyed

Softcover
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First published in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability - in the first, to the process of ageing, in the second to loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved one.THE WOMAN DESTROYED is a collection of three stories, each an exquisite and passionate study of a woman trapped by circumstances, trying to rebuild her life.In the first story, 'The Age of Discretion', a successful scholar fast approaching middle age faces a double shock - her son's abandonment of the career she has chosen for him and the harsh critical rejection of her latest academic work. 'The Monologue' is an extraordinary New Year's Eve outpouring of invective from a woman consumed with bitterness and loneliness after her son and her husband have left home. Finally, in 'The Woman Destroyed', Simone de Beauvoir tells the story of Monique, trying desperately to resurrect her life after her husband confesses to an affair with a younger woman.Compassionate, lucid, full of wit and knowing, Simone de Beauvoir's rare insight into the inequalities and complexities of women's lives is unsurpassable.

Book Information

Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Contemporary
Format
Softcover
Pages
240
Price
13.00 €

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Diese Kurzgeschichtensammlung ist das erste Buch, das ich von de Beauvoir gelesen habe und es hat mir gut gefallen. Die erste Geschichte mit einem älteren verheirateten Paar war einfach nur wholesome, die zweite Geschichte mit einer verbitterten Frau in gewisser Weise unterhaltsam und die dritte Geschichte mit einer Frau, die betrogen wird, hat mich komplett gebrochen (letztere ist im Übrigen auch die titelgebende Story). In meiner Wunschvorstellung, verlässt die dritte Frau ihren Mann und zieht zu der zweiten Frau in die Wohnung, wo die beiden einfach ihre Ruhe bekommen. In diese WG könnten sie dann auch de Beauvoir mit aufnehmen, damit sie von Sartre loskommt. ;) Aber zurück zur Handlung: all diese Kurzgeschichten unterscheiden sich im Stil sehr voneinander und das bringt beim Lesen Abwechslung. Gleichzeitig konnte ich mich in jede der drei Frauen und ihre Situation gut einfühlen und etwas für mich daraus mitnehmen. De Beauvoir schreibt voller Gefühl und Empathie und mit schonungsloser Ehrlichkeit. Diese Frauen sind alle nicht perfekt, aber verdienen trotzdem die ganze Welt!

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„La femme rompue“, The Woman Destroyed, is written by one of the most controversial feminists, Simone de Beauvoir. The book was originally published in 1967. Simone de Beauvoir´s impeccable writing style full of wits and eloquence paired with my curiosity about the destiny of three women in the book kept me engaged from start to end. De Beauvoir says, there is neither a morale to the stories nor are there any lessons to be learnt. She wants her readers to partake in the experiences of three women who are in misery and dilemma. Her purpose definitely worked for me. The stories are so emotional and so articulate that I couldn’t do anything, but deeply empathize with these women, feeling their frustration about life and their angst what the future may hold for them. Whilst these three women struggle find their own happiness, the reader will get to acknowledge that there isn’t a ‘universal key’ to happiness after all. The riddle of men and women and their relationships is an omnipresent topic throughout centuries, and these stories are not even that remote to some of our current societal problems women face: - Pressure of ageing - Giving up career for the sake of kids and husband - Kids & husband gone leaving a 44-years old Monique absolutely with nothing just to mention one example. Honestly, I don’t know what rode me into reading this book, though I am very glad to have read it, but even the merrier to have finished it ;)

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women are so strong and Beauvoir just showed me how strong.

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"You owe me this revenge, God I insist that you grant it me." "It's heartbreaking. Yet my heart is not broken. Nothing touched me anymore." This book is about three women, three different short storys, three different lives. It is a really good book, but it's also really sad, because it shows you the live women experience every day but not in the romance way but in the real way, and that's what really makes this book special

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Pissed me off and not in a good way. It was easy to read but nothing eye-opening

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