The Woman Destroyed, Simone De Beauvoir
The Woman Destroyed, Simone De Beauvoir
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The Woman Destroyed

Author: Simone De Beauvoir

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2024

Synopsis

One of the most influential thinkers of her generationdraws us into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises in these three “immensely intelligent stories about the decay of passion” (The Sunday Herald Times). Suffused with de Beauvoir’s remarkable insights into women, The Woman Destroyed gives us a legendary writer at her best. Includes The Age of Discretion, The Monologue, and The Woman Destroyed. Witty, immensely adroit…These three women are believable individuals presented with a wry mixture of sympathy and exasperation. —The Atlantic This audiobook is expertly read by Hillary Huber, with audio engineering by Allie McSwain. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. The recording is protected by international copyright and is for personal use only. All unauthorized copying, public performance, broadcast or transmission constitutes counterfeiting and is expressly prohibited. Author Simone de Beauvoir. Original work titled LA FEMME ROMPUE. Copyright (c) 1967, Editions Gallimard, Paris. Translation (c) 1969 by Collins, Publishers and G.P. Putnam's Sons. (P) (2024) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC.

About Hillary Huber

"Hillary has recorded close to 700 audiobooks spanning many genres.  She is a multiple Audie Award finalist, multiple Earphone Award winner, Voice Arts Awards winner and one of Audiofile Magazine's best voices.  Hillary has a BA in English Literature and is a voracious reader and listener.  Likes: yoga, hip hop dancing, baking sourdough, bourbon. Dislikes: liver. Raised in conservative Connecticut and hippy Hawaii, Hillary now splits her time between Santa Monica and New York.   Most of that time is in a 4x4 padded room. Er...booth. Her superpower is reciting the alphabet backwards.Created with WordToHTML.net trial."

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on April 23, 2024

if you ever need to strike some fear into the hearts of the men in your life, just start reading this in front of them. it worked for me. that's enough for me to read anything in and of itself, including but not limited to golf magazines, industrial catalogs, and the grocery lists of my least favorit......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on April 27, 2015

*Note – This review only concerns “The Woman Destroyed”, the third and longest story in this book. Several years ago, shortly after finishing “The Mandarins”, Simone De Beauvior's tour de force novel, I came across an article titled: “Are Good Books Bad for You?” I immediately thought of De Beauvior’......more

Goodreads review by persephone ☾ on July 03, 2022

in conclusion, husband ? killed (brutally murdered preferably) kids ? aborted friends ? dumped hotel ? trivago......more

Goodreads review by Jim on January 27, 2020

Rich and powerful writing in these three novellas. I will definitely read more of this author. SPOILERS FOLLOW BELOW FOR ALL 3 NOVELLAS! The first novella, The Age of Discretion, centers around the aging process and the end of careers of both husband and wife. In addition, there’s the bitter disappo......more

Goodreads review by daniella ❀ on June 18, 2022

an excellent social observation and reflection of women's dependence on men, and it accurately represented the emotional world of women. incredibly personal, enraging, powerful, and devastating all at the same time. de beauvoir delivered this book brilliantly.......more

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