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'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'

First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking, risqué book that became a runaway success. Selling 20,000 copies in its first week, the book earned its author both notoriety and admiration.

Since then, The Second Sex has been translated into forty languages and has become a landmark in the history of feminism. Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes, the central messages of The Second Sex are as important today as they were for the housewives of the forties.

The Second Sex

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Paperback / softback by Simone de Beauvoir , Constance Borde

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'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 04/11/2010
    ISBN13: 9780099499381, 978-0099499381
    ISBN10: 009949938X

    Number of Pages: 848

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    'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'

    First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beavoir was a groundbreaking, risqué book that became a runaway success. Selling 20,000 copies in its first week, the book earned its author both notoriety and admiration.

    Since then, The Second Sex has been translated into forty languages and has become a landmark in the history of feminism. Required reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes, the central messages of The Second Sex are as important today as they were for the housewives of the forties.

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