This is a new translation by Lauren Elkin of a shortish Simone de Beauvoir book, Les Belles Images, first published in 1966. The book’s aim is to identify the source of its heroine’s discontent.

This powerful exhibition showcases a small but powerful collection of paintings by Hélène de Beauvoir, Simone’s lesser-known sister. By Henry Roberts • 02/10/25 12:23pm.

Art & Exhibitions Hélène de Beauvoir, Sister to Simone, Gets Her Star Turn in a London Show. The second de Beauvoir sister used the power of her paintbrush to draw attention to the feminist cause.

De Beauvoir was born in 1910, two years after Simone. When the girls were small they would play a game in which a heroine would triumph over an evil male villain. De Beauvoir always played the man.

You can do a loop in about 90 minutes from Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir on the east of the city up to Concorde, turning south and crossing the river to visit the Eiffel Tower (Arc de Triomphe isn ...

The Olympics’ success strengthened the resolve of the state, the City of Paris, and others, to make swimming in the Seine a reality by July 2025 during the two-month Paris Plages summer events ...

The fourth and final stage of the Paralympic Torch Relay brought an unforgettable celebration to the heart of Paris on Wednesday. 12 Paralympic torche ...

17 ways to enjoy Paris like a local this summer . Street art treasure hunts, pristine city piscines and strolls on the original High Line — Paris offers an abundance of sights beyond the Louvre ...

What's more, by 2025, the river will be accessible to the general public at three specific points: the Marie arm (Paris Centre, Parc des Rives de Seine); the Grenelle arm, between the Port de Grenelle ...

Simone de Beauvoir, for example, was intimately connected to Jean-Paul Sartre in life and work. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ethical and intellectual struggles with religion closely parallel Weil’s ...