{"product_id":"inseparable-a-never-before-published-novel-9780063075047","title":"Inseparable: A Never-Before-Published Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the French-American Florence Gould Translation Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel by the iconic Simone de Beauvoir of an intense and vivid girlhood friendship that, unpublished in her lifetime, displays \"Beauvoir's genius as a fiction writer\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment Sylvie and Andrée meet in their Parisian day school, they see in each other an accomplice with whom to confront the mysteries of girlhood. For the next ten years, the two are the closest of friends and confidantes as they explore life in a post-World War One France, and as Andrée becomes increasingly reckless and rebellious, edging closer to peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvie, insightful and observant, sees a France of clashing ideals and religious hypocrisy--and at an early age is determined to form her own opinions. Andrée, a tempestuous dreamer, is inclined to melodrama and romance. Despite their different natures they rely on each other to safeguard their secrets while entering adulthood in a world that did not pay much attention to the wills and desires of young women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeemed too intimate to publish during Simone de Beauvoir's life, \u003cem\u003eInseparable \u003c\/em\u003eoffers fresh insight into the groundbreaking feminist's own coming-of-age; her transformative, tragic friendship with her childhood friend Zaza Lacoin; and how her youthful relationships shaped her philosophy. Sandra Smith's vibrant translation of the novel will be long cherished by de Beauvoir devotees and first-time readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtwood, Margaret:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, now an award-winning TV series, her novels include \u003cem\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eThe MaddAddam Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Heart Goes Last\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in Great Britain for services to literature and her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/em\u003e won the Booker Prize and was longlisted for The Giller Prize. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Sandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSandra Smith has published over thirty translations, including \u003cem\u003eSuite Française\u003c\/em\u003e (Irène Némirovsky), \u003cem\u003eBut You Did Not Come Back \u003c\/em\u003e(Marceline Loridan-Ivens), \u003cem\u003eThe Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Time\u003c\/em\u003es, \u003cem\u003eThe Stranger \u003c\/em\u003e(Albert Camus), \u003cem\u003eJacques Schiffrin: A Publisher in Exile\u003c\/em\u003e (Amos Reichman), \u003cem\u003eCreate Dangerously\u003c\/em\u003e (Albert Camus), among others. She has won the French-American-Florence Gould Foundation Translation Prize, the PEN Translation Prize, the Independent British Booksellers Book of the Year Prize and the National Jewish Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Beauvoir, Simone:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrench Existentialist philosopher, novelist, essayist, editor, and groundbreaking feminist Simone De Beauvoir was born in Paris, where she lived most of her life. She was the author of the feminist classic \u003cstrong\u003eThe Second Sex\u003c\/strong\u003e, several volumes of autobiography, and highly acclaimed novels, including \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mandarins\u003c\/strong\u003e, winner of the Prix Goncourt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50482445746450,"sku":"9780063075047","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06fc7972-7bd2-4814-930a-2ec754dbdf76.jpg?v=1737210714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inseparable-a-never-before-published-novel-9780063075047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}