All Men Are Mortal
Simone de Beauvoir author Euan Cameron translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:28th Sep '95
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This extraordinary novel, considered by many to be one of the finest examples of Simone de Beauvoir's imaginative writing, tells the story of a man doomed to immortality.
'A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop' SUNDAY TIMES
'Vivid and moving and in combination with the existentialist panorama of history make the book well worth reading' KIRKUS REVIEWS
'Simone de Beauvoir has the true novelist's gift' A. S. BYATT
When the beautiful, ambitious actress Regina takes Fosca into her life and learns his amazing truth, she is obsessed with the thought that in his memory her performances will live forever. But, as he recounts the story of his existence over more than six centuries, she learns of his involvement in some of the most significant events in history and how his humanity has withered away. Regina finally understands the implications for him to hope and love.
All Men Are Mortal was adapted into a film released in 1994, starring Irene Jacob, Marianne Sagebrecht and Stephen Rea.
A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop * Sunday Times *
Vivid and moving and in combination with the existentialist panorama of history make the book well worth reading * Kirkus Reviews *
Simone de Beauvoir is a writer whose every work I pounce on eagerly - her vision is so wide, the tale she tells is so interesting, her characterisation so psychologically profound * Yorkshire Post *
Simone de Beauvoir has the true novelist's gift of selecting detail and creating individuals whilst refusing to sum up situations -- A. S. Byatt
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
Probably de Beauvoir's strangest and most compelling novel * Ingrams *
A writer whose tears for her characters freeze as they drop * Sunday Times *
ISBN: 9781860490026
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 28mm
Weight: 331g
416 pages