The Coming of Age

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Simone de Beauvoir

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Paperback / softback

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What do the words elderly, old, and aged really mean? How are they used by society, and how in turn do they define the generation that we are taught to respect and love but instead castigate and avoid? Most importantly, how is our treatment of this generation a reflection of our society's values and priorities? In The Coming of Age, Simone de Beauvoir seeks greater understanding of our perception of elders. With bravery, tenacity, and forceful honesty, she guides us on a study spanning a thousand years and a variety of different nations and cultures to provide a clear and alarming picture of "Society's secret shame"--the separation and distance from our communities that the old must suffer and endure.

Author Biography:

Simone de Beauvoir is the author of The Second Sex and the winner of the Prix Goncourt, France's highest honor, for The Mandarins. One of our greatest contemporary novelists, Patrick O’Brian is the author of the twenty volumes of the best-selling Aubrey/Maturin series, as well as many other books, including Testimonies, The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore, and biographies of Joseph Banks and Picasso.

Release date NZ

June 17th, 1996

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by Patrick O'Brian

Pages

592

Dimensions

155x234x25

ISBN-13

9780393314434

Product ID

13373711

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