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Force of Circumstance Volume 2 by Simone de Beauvoir
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This one was steeped too heavily in the FRench politics of the time for me to wade through comfortably. Felt I needed a very large reference work on FRance from 1950 to 1963 in order to understand most of it. Not as personal as the first volume. Her analysis of the "Nouveau Roman" at the end very curious - exactly on target but somehow not realizing that point WAS the target. Probably for de Beauvior fanatics or francophiles interested in the political climate and intrigues of the 50's and 60's.

The sense of alienation she expresses about being a citizen of France during the Algerian "crisis" speaks too strongly to me. Even in the (relative) bubble of San Francisco, the past decade has been difficult. How is it I am an American? What does that mean? What can I do?
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May 22, 2009 – Finished Reading
May 27, 2009 – Shelved
February 2, 2022 – Shelved as: 1951-1975
May 6, 2022 – Shelved as: biography
May 6, 2022 – Shelved as: non-fiction

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