Les Mandarins
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Les Mandarins is a 1954 existentialist novel by Simone de Beauvoir that portrays the political and personal struggles of French intellectuals in the aftermath of World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Mandarins canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Prix Goncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
feminist concerns
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postwar disillusionment ⓘ role of writers in politics ⓘ tension between private life and public commitment ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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political novel ⓘ roman à clef ⓘ |
| hasCharacterBasedOn |
Albert Camus
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Paul Sartre NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Mandarins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| hasSettingCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French literature
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anne Dubreuilh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri Perron NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Brogan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadine Dubreuilh NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Mareuil NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dubreuilh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aftermath of World War II
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existentialism ⓘ personal and political responsibility ⓘ political engagement of intellectuals ⓘ relationships and infidelity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of French left-wing intellectuals
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semi-autobiographical elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWork | Simone de Beauvoir bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Cold War politics
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Communism ⓘ French intellectual life ⓘ French politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
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