Beauvoir in love

The whole world knows the legendary Simone de Beauvoir, one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, a leading figure of feminism, and companion of Jean-Paul Sartre. But what do we know about the passionate and divided woman who hid behind this icon? In 1947, on a long trip to the United States, Simone de Beauvoir met the writer Nelson Algren, with whom she would engage in the most intense love affair of her life. Based on the works of those involved, often unpublished archives, photographs, interviews, and quotes from those close to her, Irène Frain uniquely retells the story of the passion between the most important figure in women's liberation and the bad boy of American literature, reviving the magic and illusion of impossible loves—those that are never forgotten. "Beauvoir in Love" caused a stir upon its release in France, remaining on the country's bestseller lists for months.