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by Simone De Beauvoir (Author)
Es una de las obras fundacionales del Feminismo y utiliza los conceptos existencialistas para indagar acerca de la vida de la mitad de la humanidad.
El segundo sexo es considerado hoy la "Biblia del feminismo", la obra de referencia, especialmente de la corriente denominada "feminismo de la igualdad".
No sólo es considerado uno de los libros más relevantes del siglo XX, sino que tras su publicación fue un rotundo éxito de ventas.
The Second Sex today is considered the "Bible of feminism", the most important work of reference, especially for the "feminism for equality" movement. Seventy years after its initial publication, The Second Sex is still as eye-opening and pertinent as ever and is considered one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Simone de Beauvoir began to write it in 1949 when she reflected, on Jean-Paul Sartre's proposal, on what it meant for her to be a woman. This idea would lead her to explore and study about women's roles throughout history and to write this extensive essay that examines how women were perceived, what situations they live through, and how we can help them improve their lives and increase their freedoms. Beauvoir's main theory is that women, or what we understand by "women" (flirtatious, frivolous, erratic, wild, etc.) is a cultural product that has been fabricated by society. Women have always defined themselves with respect to something: as a mother, as a wife, as a daughter, or sister . . . So, her main task should now be to regain her own identity by making up her own principles and standards.
Author Biography
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), escritora francesa, fue también inseparable compañera de Jean-Paul Sartre durante más de cincuenta años. Su obra abarca tres vertientes: la literaria (La invitada, Los mandarines), la ensayística (El segundo sexo) y la memorialística (Memorias de una joven formal, La plenitud de la vida, La fuerza de las cosas, Final de cuentas y, tras la muerte de Sartre, La ceremonia del adiós).
