When the beautiful, ambitious actress Regina takes Fosca into her life and learns his amazing truth, she is obsessed with the thought that in his memory her performances will live for ever. But, as he recounts the story of his existence over more than six centuries, as she learns of his involvement in some of the most significant events in history and how human hope and love have withered in him, she finally understands the implications for him and for love. ALL MEN ARE MORTAL was filmed in 1994, starring Irene Jacob, Marianne Sagebrecht and Stephen Rea.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd, Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-10
1860490026
ISBN-13
9781860490026
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96840733
Product Key Features
Author
Simone De Beauvoir
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
270g
Height
198mm
Width
133mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
28mm
Series Part/Volume Number
147
Series Title
Virago Modern Classics
Translated by
Professor Euan Cameron
Author Biography
Simone de Beauvoir was a writer and philosopher. She is most famous for her landmark feminist text, The Second Sex, while her novel, The Mandarins, won France's highest literary honour: The Prix Goncourt.