Complete and unabridged in English for the first time. Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Introduction by Judith Thurman. de Beauvoir [1908-1986] was the controversial French writer, philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist most famous for this 1949 treatise, a detailed analysis of the Western notion of womanhood. The work explores inequality and otherness, and laid the groundwork for modern feminism. Vintage Books. 2010. Paper. NEW. $15.00