Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1954) Winner
Simone de Beauvoir
シモーヌ・ド・ボーヴォワール
Shimōnu do Bōvowāru
Aliases:
La Beauvoir
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1908-01-09 （Paris, France）
- Died
- 1986-04-14 （Paris, France） age 78
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Philosopher, Writer, Social theorist, Activist
- Active Years
- 1929-1986
- Affiliations
- Les Temps Modernes
- Influenced By
- Jean-Paul Sartre, G.W.F. Hegel, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Influenced
- Betty Friedan, Judith Butler
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature nominations (1961, 1969, 1973)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Paris | Philosophy | Philosophy | BA, MA | 1925-1928 | France |
| École Normale Supérieure | — | Philosophy | Agrégation (2位) | 1926-1929 | France |
| Institut Catholique de Paris | Mathematics | Mathematics | — | 1925 | France |
University of Paris
Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Degree:
BA, MA
Period:
1925-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
France
Studied philosophy at the Sorbonne
École Normale Supérieure
Philosophy
Degree:
Agrégation (2位)
Period:
1926-1929
Year of Graduation:
1929
Country:
France
Audit student
Institut Catholique de Paris
Mathematics
/ Mathematics
Period:
1925
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Prix Goncourt | The Mandarins | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Jerusalem Prize | — | — | Jerusalem Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt
1954
Work:
The Mandarins
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Jerusalem Prize
1975
Organization:
Jerusalem Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1978
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 7 (1975) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1978) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Second Sex
1949 Feminist philosophyFoundational feminist text analyzing women's oppression. 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.'
Women's oppressionGenderExistentialism
Translations
- Translated into many languages
Bibliography
- She Came to Stay (1943)
- The Second Sex (1949)
- The Mandarins (1954)
- Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExistentialistFeministAutobiographical
- Recurring Motifs
- FreedomThe OtherWoman's condition
Health
-
Pneumonia1986Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneering feminist thinker whose 'The Second Sex' laid foundations for second-wave feminism.
In Popular Culture
- Place Jean-Paul-Sartre-et-Simone-de-Beauvoir in Paris
Quotes
-
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
Source: The Second Sex (1949)
Trivia
- Lifelong partner of Jean-Paul Sartre for 51 years
- Youngest woman to pass the agrégation exam at age 21
- Signed Manifesto of the 343 for abortion rights