She Came to Stay
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"Each consciousness pursues the death of the other" -- Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit cited in the French edition of She Came to Stay |
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She Came to Stay (French, L'Invitée) is a novel written by French author Simone de Beauvoir first published in 1943. The novel is a fictional account of her and Jean-Paul Sartre's relationship with Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz.
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Plot
Set in Paris on the eve of and during World War II, the novel revolves around Françoise, whose open relationship with her partner Pierre becomes strained when they form a ménage à trois with her younger friend Xaviere. The novel explores many existentialist concepts such as freedom, angst, and the other.
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Characters
- Françoise – considered to be Simone de Beauvoir
- Pierre – considered to be Jean-Paul Sartre
- Xaviere – considered to be a character combining elements of both Olga and Wanda Kosakiewicz
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See also
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