All Said and Done
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1974. 1st US Edition. Octavo, publisher’s khaki cloth, spine stamped in silver and metallic blue, original printed dust jacket.
"It is because I reject lies and running away that I am accused of pessimism; but this rejection implies hope — the hope that truth may be of use." First US edition of the fifth and final entry in Simone de Beauvoir’s major sequence of autobiographical writings, following Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958), The Prime of Life (1960), Force of Circumstance (1963), and A Very Easy Death (1964). Unlike her earlier memoirs, All Said and Done is written from the vantage point of later life, revisiting the central themes of her work such as freedom, politics, feminism, literature, love, aging, death, and her continuing bond with Sartre. Translated from the original French by Patrick O’Brian. Dust jacket designed by Honi Werner; author photo rear flap by Jerry Bauer. Originally published in France in 1972. Publisher’s review slip and folded publicity letter laid in. Upper hinge starting; unclipped dust jacket with minor toning. Very good. Item #12881
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