All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.
DescriptionFrench writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist
AliasesSimone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
BornJanuary 9, 1909
DiedApril 14, 1986
CountryFrance
ProfessionPolitical Philosopher; Journalist; Existentialist; Woman Of Letters; Novelist; Autobiographer; Essayist; Political Activist; Diarist; Women Letter Writer
WorksThe Mandarins
AwardsPrix Goncourt; Austrian State Prize For European Literature
