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SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR AT THE INSTITUT FRANCAIS There will be an opportunity to hear the translators of Simone de Beauvoir's Le Deuxième Sexe, Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier in conversation, in English, at the Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT on Monday 30th November at 7.30 pm. Entrance is £3, with concessions £2. To book your place, phone: 0207 073 1350 or visit the web-site: www.institut-francais.org.uk The event is jointly sponsored by the Institut Français and the Alumni of Sciences Po. The Second Sex (Jonathan Cape, 2009), in its newly translated, unabridged edition is about to be published, 60 years after its first appearance in France. Its translators, Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, will speak about the intense four years they spent working on it. The Second Sex is one of France's most widely read books in English and certainly the one that has had the most far reaching impact on the world. Simone de Beauvoir's seminal work weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology, and a host of other disciplines, commonly known in France as "culture générale."Sheila Malovany-Chevallier and Constance Borde have lived in France for over forty years, writing books and teaching at Sciences Po. They will share their fascinating adventure into the worlds of translating and publishing, and especially their foray into the multi-faceted mind of Simone de Beauvoir. |
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