The Inseparables: Vintage Classics French Series

When Andrée joins her school, Sylvie is fascinated by her confidence and they become close, discussing equality, justice, war, and religion. However, as they grow into young women, the pressures of society mount, threatening their friendship. This novel, never published in Simone de Beauvoir's lifetime, tells the story of the real-life friendship that shaped one of the most important thinkers and feminists of the twentieth century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

When Andrée enrolls in her school, Sylvie is captivated by her presence. Andrée may be petite for her age, but she carries herself with the assurance of an adult. The girls form a deep bond. They engage in lengthy discussions covering topics such as equality, justice, war, and religion, losing respect for their teachers in the process. They create their own world, filled with their ideals and beliefs. However, as the girls transition into young women, societal pressures begin to mount, jeopardizing everything they have built.

This novel, which was never published during Simone de Beauvoir's lifetime, chronicles the true friendship that played a significant role in shaping one of the most influential thinkers and feminists of the 20th century.

Andrée is described as slim, elegant, tragically poignant, and effortlessly beautiful in her portrayal of the intimacy between girls and the forces that tear them apart.

The Spectator praised the novel, stating, "Slim, elegant, achingly tragic and unaffectedly lovely in its evocation of the closeness between girls - and the pressures that sunder them."

Vintage French Classics is a collection of five masterpieces of French fiction, presented in stunning new gift editions. The translations are by Lauren Elkin, with an introduction by Deborah Levy.

Weight: 116g
Dimension: 138 x 197 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784878467