Deirdre Bair je ceněná autorka, jejíž životopisy se vyznačují hlubokým vhledem do života a díla výjimečných osobností. Její mistrovské vyprávění vtahuje čtenáře do složitostí lidské mysli a tvůrčího procesu. Bair se zaměřuje na odhalení motivací a filozofie svých subjektů, čímž vytváří nejen popis postav, ale i hlubokou literární analýzu. Její práce jsou ceněny pro svou preciznost, poutavost a schopnost odhalit to podstatné, co formuje životy a díla významných umělců a myslitelů.
Freud's 'crown prince', Carl Gustav Jung eventually abandoned Freud's theory to form his own. As Freud's influence has waned, Jung's ideas have gained currency. This biography considers his life and ideas, exploring the accusations of anti-Semitism and misogyny by examining his own writings.
This definitive biography is based on five years of interviews with de Beauvoir, and is written with her full cooperation. Bair penetrates the mystique of this brilliant and often paradoxical woman, who has been called one of the great minds of the 20th century, and surely, one of the most famously unconventional figures of her generation. "As a reference work . . . Simone de Beauvoir can be considered definitive."--The Atlantic. 16-page photographic insert.
This biography explores Anais Nin's intellectual and sexual life, utilizing unpublished archives and diary entries. It reveals her lifelong quest for respect as a writer and how this journey led to a complex and often confusing way of life.
Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair explores her fifteen remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, painting intimate new portraits of two literary giants.