false 152058 10 <p> Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are one of the world's legendary couples. Their committed but notoriously open union generated no end of controversy in their day. Biographer Hazel Rowley offers the first dual portrait of these two colossal figures and their intense, often embattled relationship. Through original interviews and access to new primary sources, Rowley portrays Sartre and Beauvoir up close. </p> <p> <i>Tête-à-Tête</i> magnificently details the passion, daring, humor, and contradictions of a remarkably unorthodox relationship. </p> 1813432 2005 Tete-a-Tete: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre (P.S.) total:245|5:70|4:93|3:71|2:10|1:1| 245 956 425 49 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 17:09:24 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 13:22:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Sep 17 13:25:12 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 13:32:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jun 23 11:19:02 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 11:24:00 -0700 2007
That said, though well-researched, it's REALLY poorly written, and that got...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 11:08:18 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 11:33:18 -0800 2009 http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/09...). The point that struck me from the review is the hypocrisy of Sartre and de Beauvoir and their cruel manipulations of young women in their lives. Granted that even...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 16 18:16:07 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 05:53:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:12:28 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:09:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:38:55 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:38:55 -0800 2009 The Washington Post calls T'te-‡-T'te a "highbrow Francophile edition of US Weekly"; most critics seem to welcome an opportunity to indulge in scholarly fluff. That reviewers devote the bulk of their column-inches to thrilling over de Beauvoir and Sartre says much for Rowley's choice of ...

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What struck me in this dual biography is Beauvoir's strange relationship with Sartre. I feel like, as a feminist, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 17 23:07:04 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 06 22:10:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 08 17:01:28 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 08 17:10:45 -0700 2007
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A lot of it makes me sad. Their epic affair...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 07 06:34:21 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 06:38:12 -0700 2008
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