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Simone de Beauvoir and Sartre: lovers or sparring partners?

The story of Simone De Beauvoir and Sartre – supremely intelligent lovers in an open relationship. They were the first 'celebrity' couple in the public eye who shared intimate details of their lives together and the public was shocked. Discussion with Christina Howells, Margaret Atack and Ursula Tidd.

First broadcast on In Our Time, 22 October 2015.

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