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Beauvoir

British  
/ bovwar /

noun

  1. See de Beauvoir

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At the most recent Grain of Salt event, dozens of women gather and discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s “Inseparable.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Winter cited Simone de Beauvoir to support her views.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then he says Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky and Simone de Beauvoir — listing all these European artists and thinkers — those are also yours.

From Los Angeles Times

Even a half century ago, in her brilliant book, “The Coming of Age,” Simone de Beauvoir was commending a long life of perpetual action.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her prime, Bardot was considered a national treasure in France, received by President Charles de Gaulle at the Élysée Palace and analyzed exhaustively by existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.

From Los Angeles Times