Simone de Beauvoir's Fiction

Although interest in Simone de Beauvoir's fiction is growing, it has received relatively little critical attention. This stimulating and informative collection of essays brings a fresh approach to Beauvoir studies and makes an important contribution to filling this gap. It analyses Beauvoir's writing practice in her novels and short stories, exploring the extent to which the meaning of her texts cannot be separated from the way they are written. This collection of essays will appeal to academics and students, both undergraduates and postgraduates, who are interested in Simone de Beauvoir, French studies, comparative literature, and gender studies.

Autorentext

The Editors: Alison T. Holland teaches French at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom where she is Head of Modern Foreign Languages. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle in 1998. Since then she has published widely on Simone de Beauvoir s fiction and is the author of Simone de Beauvoir: A Beginner s Guide. Louise Renée has been teaching French language and literature at the University of Manitoba since 1982. Her special areas are the twentieth-century French novel, feminist theory, French women writers, and Simone de Beauvoir. She has been a member of the Simone de Beauvoir Society since 1991 and continues to enjoy teaching and writing on Beauvoir.