61. Simone de Beauvoir — The Inseparables with Lauren Elkin
Simone de Beauvoir | Photograph: Jack Nisberg/Roger-Viollet/TopFoto
Simone de Beauvoir’s lost novella The Inseparables was once deemed “too intimate” to publish. Newly found, it’s been released to great critical acclaim and we have Lauren Elkin, the translator of the UK Penguin Random House edition, with us to discuss the book and its fascinating author.
Discussed in this episode:
The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir (UK edition)
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Memoirs of a Beautiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode on Lorraine Hansberry
Cahiers de Jeunesse by Simone de Beauvoir