Gary Jaron answers “Is there a a good English translation,...”

Domhnall asked this question about The Second Sex:

Is there a a good English translation, bearing in mind that the 1953 version has been severely criticised and is definitely one to avoid?

Gary Jaron There is a new translation which I am in the process of reading. It is better than the 1953 translation! However, some critics wanted more and so were…moreThere is a new translation which I am in the process of reading. It is better than the 1953 translation! However, some critics wanted more and so were not as pleased with the 2011 by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. The critics who were not pleased wanted a scholarly annotated edition but the publisher was not willing to do this. A unspoken and unacknowledged bias on the publishers part? (less)

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