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Misunderstanding in Moscow
- Author
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Narrator
- Rachel Bavidge
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 6 April 2023
- Run Time
- 2 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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A captivating novella by one of the most important thinkers, writers and feminists of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir.
Nicole and André, a retired French couple, take a summer holiday to Russia. It is the 1960s and Russia is a beautiful, complicated place. Their guide is Macha, André's daughter from a previous relationship - a woman they both love. Adventure, inspiration, good food and good vodka are promised.
Once thrilled by their romance, Nicole and André have now become too used to each other. Both harbour a growing feeling of not being fully understood - of being alone. Father and daughter engage in the grand debates of East-West relations, nationalism and socialism. But getting older, long-term relationships and how to enjoy life turn out to be the more pressing issues.
©2023 Simone de Beauvoir (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Simone de Beauvoir is a feminist icon. She didn't just write the feminist book, she wrote the movement's bible, The Second Sex
Guardian
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A beautiful novel, depicting how aging intersects with life and love. Full marks
Lyransnoblesser, Sweden
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Born from the challenge of transmitting ideas and real experiences into a story, Misunderstanding in Moscow relates the atmosphere of the cold war and the growing anxiety of aging
Il manifesto, Italy
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Having experimented in life, De Beauvoir also experimented with literary form, finding new ways to write her autobiography and her philosophy simultaneously. Each of her novels, memoirs and works of philosophy was a new venture in this
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The French writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir has drawn a nuanced portrait of an older couple
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The concision of Misunderstanding in Moscow shows the psychological lucidity that distinguishes the best literary works of Simone de Beauvoir
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Details
- Author
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Narrator
- Rachel Bavidge
- Duration
- 2 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529910643
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.A captivating novella by one of the most important thinkers, writers and feminists of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir.Nicole and André, a retired French couple, take a summer holiday to Russia. It is the 1960s and Russia is a beautiful, complicated place. Their guide is Macha, André's daughter from a previous relationship - a woman they both love. Adventure, inspiration, good food and good vodka are promised.Once thrilled by their romance, Nicole and André have now become too used to each other. Both harbour a growing feeling of not being fully understood - of being alone. Father and daughter engage in the grand debates of East-West relations, nationalism and socialism. But getting older, long-term relationships and how to enjoy life turn out to be the more pressing issues.©2023 Simone de Beauvoir (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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