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Some of the last remaining folios for her essay La Longue Marche – Essai sur la Chine an account of the official trip she made with Jean-Paul Sartre to China from September 6 to October 6 1955

1956ref. SDB2BEAUVOIR de Simone 1908-1986 Autograph manuscript fragments with an autograph letter signed addressed to her typist for La Longue Marche – Essai sur la Chine Paris 1956 15 p. in-4° on graph paper Two autograph envelopes stamped with postmarks Usual fold marks numerous corrections and words crossed out by Simone de Beauvoir A few of the last surviving pages from La Longue Marche – Essai sur la Chine the account of the official trip Simone de Beauvoir took to China with Jean-Paul Sartre at the end of 1955 The present corpus unfolds in three distinct movements: The first section is headed "2 to 5 September 1955" and paginated 25 to 30 including one leaf numbered "bis". It corresponds to the "Preliminaries" and opens with the travelers' observations in the waiting room at Orly Airport. Simone de Beauvoir draws a striking contrast between on the one hand those bound for Boston dressed impeccably—almost to the point of caricature—and on the other those modestly clothed preparing to depart for Moscow on an "official expedition." The philosopher takes notes on the Soviets Hungarians and Czechs at the Moscow airfield as well as on a South African also an official guest of the Chinese government with whom the couple converses. This travel account is enriched with glimpses of the landscape and reflections on the Western presence in Mongolia since the 17th century particularly that of scholars and monks. " Comme Paris est loin ! Derrière moi le temps et l'espace se sont si bien embrouillés le système de nos besoins – faim soif sommeil – et de toute ma vie a été si radicalement lissé qu'il me semble non avoir fait un voyage mais terminé un rite de passage long fatigant et qui m'a jetée insensiblement ailleurs. J'écoute l'aimable discours qu'on nous adresse en chinois et qu'un interprète traduit. Les porteurs de hautes fleurs écarlates la moiteur de l'air la forte odeur végétale qui monte de la terre me suffoque. … Jusqu'ici quand je pensais à la Chine je pensais à une histoire une civilisation un régime … mais la Chine n'est pas une entité politique ; je devine avec joie qu'elle a un ciel ses couleurs ses arbres une chair " On 16 December 1956 she sent a second fragment paginated 476 and 486 bis. It corresponds to Chapter V "Culture." " Sous les Mandchous la décadence du monde féodal se réflète dans la littérature ; elle commença à s'évader des règles formelles ; des genres nouveaux se développèrent. Le roman devint autre chose qu'un divertissement … Le Rêve de la chambre rouge entre autres est caractéristique de cette période " On December 18 1956 she sent a final fragment paginated 757 781 and 782. It corresponds to Chapter VIII "Cities of China." " Elle fut la capitale des Song dont le règne coïncida avec le plus beau moment de la civilisation chinoise et on la considère comme l'Athènes de la Chine. … Les maisons ne ressemblent pas à celles de Pékin. Au lieu de se cacher derrière des murs elles exhibent des façades de deux à trois étages garnies de fenêtres " An official guest of the Chinese government alongside numerous other European intellectuals Simone de Beauvoir traveled to China with Jean-Paul Sartre from September 6 to October 6 1955. The following year in April 1957 the philosopher published her essay praising a country that had just completed its revolution. Speaking of her work she wrote: "This book is not a reportage: a reporter explores a stable present whose more or less contingent elements serve as keys to one another. In China today nothing is contingent; everything draws its meaning from the future they all share. The present is defined by the past it surpasses and the novelties it announces: it would be a distortion to regard it as static. It is only one stage of this 'long march' that is peacefully leading China from democratic revolution to socialist revolution. It is therefore not enough to describe it: it must be explained. That is what I have tried to do." The manuscript itself has been lost; these fifteen leaves are the last surviving fragments of the work. The envelopes confirm unsurprisingly that she was working on it in 1956. Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir notes that the material belongs to an earlier version of the final text. Simone de Beauvoir removed almost all of the pages numbered 25 to 30 substantially reworking her "Preliminaries." Provenance: Estate of Berthe Mandinaud

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ORIGINAL 2 PAGE handwritten manuscript page by Simone De Beauvoir presumably from THE MANDARINS ORIGINAL SIGNED iconic photo of Simone De Beauvoir by Gisèle Freund

1958ref. 33875Paris 1958. First Edition. First Edition. Signed Simone De Beauvoir and Gisèle Freund. 1. Rare Two page original handwritten Manuscript edited drafts. The writing seems to refer to her award winning book The Mandarins Les Mandarins in French since one notes DUBREUILH" mentioned throughout and reference to "SRL" of which "Dubreuilh" was the founder in this story. It is one of Beauvoir's most celebrated works earning her the prestigious Prix Goncourt. given to the author for the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.Considered to be a "Roman à clef" a novel with a key a work of fiction based on real life events and people. This novel is often regarded as a semi-autobiographical depiction of the post-World War II intellectual and political climate in France focusing on the lives of left-wing intellectuals. The novel follows two central characters: ANNE DUBREUILH a psychiatrist who is deeply introspective and whose internal struggles mirror those of Beauvoir and ROBERT DUBREUILH her partner who is involved in politics and reflects the intellectual life of Jean-Paul Sartre Beauvoir's real-life partner. The characters wrestle with moral dilemmas personal relationships and political commitment in a rapidly changing post-war society. The title "Mandarins" refers to a class of intellectual elites who grapple with their role in shaping political and social futures. The novel explores themes of existentialism political engagement love freedom and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Cold War and France's post-war reconstruction. 2. This iconic photograph shows Simone de Beauvoir sitting in her office. It was part of a series of photos taken by Freund at her desk. This silver gelatine print is signed by the artist on the bottom left front and studio-stamped on the back. Stamped in ink verso center: PLEASE CREDIT / Gisèle FREUND / 12 RUE LALANDE / PARIS-XIVe / SEG: 77-49 Some of the other subjects photographed by Freund were Virginia Woolf Colette André Gide James Joyce Adrienne Monnier Jean Cocteau Jean-Paul Sartre André Malraux & Vita Sackville-West. Frame size: 22" x 16" Photo size: 6 x 9.25" Manuscript page size: 8.25" x 10.5" Back to back images. unknown

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