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A Transatlantic Love Affair
Letters to Nelson Algren
by Nelson Algren ; Simone De Beauvoir ; Sylvie Le Bon De Beauvoir ; Ellen Gordon Reeves ; Vanessa Kling
ISBN: 156584422X
ISBN-13: 9781565844223
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In 1947, Simone de Beauvoir met Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Nelson Algren in Chicago. The two fell in love and began an affair that was to act itself out over 20 years and several continents. This is the first published collection of more than 300 of de Beauvoir's love letters (written in English) to Algren.
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"A passionate and stunning voyage through time, history, literature, and love."
-- Le Monde (Paris)
"An astonishing collection....de Beauvoir reveals her passionate side, surveying the temper of her times with a critical, yet romantic, eye."
-- Le Figaro (Paris)
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.15 pounds
Pages: 559
Publisher's Notes
In 1947, Simone de Beauvoir met Pulitzer Prize winner Nelson Algren in Chicago, and it was love at first sight. A passionate affair ensued, spanning twenty years and four continents in an era when a transatlantic flight took twenty four hours and overseas telephone calls were a luxury. A TRANSATLANTIC LOVE AFFAIR collects the more than three hundred love letters written in English by de Beauvoir to Algren.
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
De Beauvoir, Simone
NY: The New Press, 1998 559 pp. Boards with light fading along edges. Dj in mylar. No markings. Sturdy. A presentation of Ohio State's collection of the hundreds of love letters that De Beauvoir wrote from France and elsewhere to Nelson Algren in America. Algren's replies are still in De Beauvoir's private possession. . First Edition. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by KingChamp Books (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Beauvoir, Simone De; Algren, Nelson; Le Bon De Beauvoir, Sylvie; Reeves, Ellen Gordon; Kling, Vanessa
New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Pr, 1998 Very Good in Good jacket Ex Library Text is CLEAN, in good condition! retired library book, may contain minor stickers or stamps,. Hard Cover. Good/Good. ( more information) Offered by Midwest Book Company (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Simone de Beauvoir; Nelson Algren; Sylvie Le Bon De Beauvoir; Ellen Gordon Reeves; Vanessa Kling
New Press, 1998-08. Hardcover. Like New. Clean copy! No highlighting or underlining! Gently read once! You gotta love Simone De Beauvoir! ( more information) Offered by Audreys Books (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Simone de Beauvoir, Nelson Algren, Sylvie Le Bon De Beauvoir, Ellen Gordon Reeves, Vanessa Kling
New Press. Used - Very Good. 1998 Hardcover. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Beauvoir, Simone de; Algren, Nelson;Le Bon De Beauvoir, Sylvie;Reeves, Ellen Gordon;Kling, Vanessa
W W Norton & Co Inc . Used - Like New. Condition: Near new: unread (may have publisher's mark or minor shelfwear).; bkcs ( more information) Offered by Magers and Quinn Booksellers (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Algren, Nelson; Beauvoir, Simone De; Le Bon De Beauvoir, Sylvie; Reeves, Ellen Gordon; Kling, Vanessa
New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Press, 1998. First Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket.. ISBN: 156584422X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. BEAUVOIR SIMONE 1908 1986 ALGREN. ( more information) Offered by Lakeshore Books (Canada)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Beauvoir, Simone de; Algren, Nelson
New York: New Press, 1998 559 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Tight binding, clean and crisp pages. A hint of very light shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise an excellent copy. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. Protected in a new Mylar cover. . First Edition. First Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Eliabooks (United States)
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A TRANSATLANTIC LOVE AFFAIR:LETTERS TO NELSON ALGREN
De Beauvoir, Simone
New York. 1998. New Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good In Dustjacket. pages: 559 pages. Cover: Jacket design by BAD. keywords: Autobiography Literature France. ISBN: 156584422x. In 1947, Simone de Beauvoir met Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Nelson Algren in Chicago, and it was love at first sight. A passionate affair ensued, spanning 20 years and four continents in an era when a transatlantic flight took 24 hours and overseas telephone calls were a luxury. A TRANSATLANTIC LOVE AFFAIR collects the more than 300 love letters written in English by de Beauvoir to Algren. Unique among the prolific correspondence de Beauvoir conducted throughout her life, these letters involved someone not at all of her world. De Beauvoir was forced to explain to Algren everything that usually went without saying: her background, her life in Paris, and the political situation in Paris. The result is a cross between a personal memoir and an insider’s intellectual history of Left Bank life in postwar Paris, populated with luminaries including Albert Camus, Truman Capote, Colette, Alberto Giacometti, Margaret Mead, and Richard Wright. keywords: Autobiography Literature France. inventory # 26126. ISBN: 156584422x. ( more information) Offered by Zeno's (United States)
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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Letters to Nelson Algren
Simone de Beauvoir; Nelson Algren; Sylvie Le Bon De Beauvoir; Ellen Gordon Reeves; Vanessa Kling
New Press, 1998-08. Hardcover. Very Good. IN STOCK - First edition 1st printing with full number line - unread unused copy - trace name sticker on fly end page - not price clipped - no other defects - Mailed within 2 working days.We do not ship to all countries. Please contact us about shipping charges before ordering from outside of the U.S.A. Thank you. ( more information) Offered by ART IN SILK (United States)
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