Simone de BeauvoirAll Men Are MortalProbably Simone de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel, All Men Are Mortal is a captivating exemplum of the existentialist credo. A beautiful and accomplished your actress revives a downcast stranger at a French resort. He becomes thoroughy attached to her at first and confides a terrifying truth: he is immortal.At this point, the power in their relationship shifts. She can think of nothing greater than having her performances remembered forever. She, too, will then become immortal. But having been resuscitated into enjoying life again, this former medieval ruler starts breaking free from her grasp and all notions of morality. A shocking look at the meaning of existence, Beauvoir creates a chilling and spellbinding narrative.
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1992 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-30845-6 / 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" / 346 pages / Fiction | |||||
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