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Preaching to the Converted?

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October 2002, no. 245

How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia: Stories and essays by Sylvia Lawson

UNSW Press, $34.95 pb, 208 pp

Preaching to the Converted?

by
October 2002, no. 245

Sylvia Lawson’s How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia warrants a second reading to be properly appreciated. The seven pieces in this collection are intricately connected, so that the messages are cumulatively conveyed. The book manifests its author’s ambitious desire to raise the consciousness of her readers. For me, however, the question remains: who is the intended audience?

How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia: Stories and essays

How Simone de Beauvoir Died in Australia: Stories and essays

by Sylvia Lawson

UNSW Press, $34.95 pb, 208 pp

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