At Home With Andra and Simone Weil

In this illuminating memoir, Sylvie Weil reflects on her famed philosopher aunt Simone and mathematician father André, using family correspondence and conversations to paint the most intimate portrait of Simone Weil in print.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Sylvie Weil is the niece of Simone Weil and the daughter of AndrÉ Weil. She earned her degrees in classics and French literature at the Sorbonne. She was a professor of French literature, and is the author of several award-winning works of fiction for adults and for young adults. Her novels have been published in the United States: My Guardian Angel (2007) and Elvina's Mirror (2009). 

Benjamin Ivry's previous books include biographies of Arthur Rimbaud, Maurice Ravel, and Francis Poulenc. He has translated French authors such as AndrÉ Gide, Jules Verne, Balthus, and Witold Gombrowicz.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Benjamin Ivry, Sylvie Weil, Sylvie Ivry Weil
• Mitarbeit: Benjamin Ivry (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Northwestern University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780810142626
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-4262-6
• Seiten: 192
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft