Force of Circumstance After the War Author:Simone de Beauvoir This is a remarkable document in many ways. It is a witty review of Mme. de Beauvoir's involvements in the literary world, a searching account of the commitments of a Communist intellectual, and an exciting travelogue, but, above all else, it is the intimate, nonsensational story of the life of an aging woman, her coming to terms with the li... more »mitations time puts on her fierce spirit and the release to her rebelliousness that she finds in literature.« less