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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Some mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual love affair; some explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in Parisian context
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of political commitment, personal freedom, and the tension between love and independence
What this book is about
De Beauvoir's 1954 Prix Goncourt-winning novel follows a circle of French leftist intellectuals after WWII. Thinly veiled portraits of Sartre, Camus, and Nelson Algren. Features an extramarital love affair, some explicit sexual content, and political debates. For adults.
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Extramarital affair and sexual content
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