She Came To Stay by Simone de Beauvoir
A young Parisian intellectual couple’s uneasy equilibrium is disrupted when they take in a charismatic young woman, and what begins as an experiment in intimacy becomes a tense psychological power struggle. The narrator watches and often orchestrates shifting loyalties, jealousy and possessiveness as the three test the limits of freedom, authenticity and control. Through intimate observation and moral ambiguity, the novel probes identity, bad faith and the destructive consequences of attempting to possess another person.
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- 1943
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- French
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- French
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- - L'Invitée
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