A dual biography of the two most influential socio-political moralists of the twentieth century, whose lives were intertwined personally and intellectually for more than forty-six years. Madsen provides an engrossing view of the luminously transparent relationship that was unconventional yet faithful to its ideals.
“Axel Madsen is an admirably informed and persuasive writer . . . He has produced a rare thing: a dual biography which manages not to slight either of its subjects . . . A welcome, stimulating report.” —Larry McMurtry, The Washington Post
“Splendid . . . Presents Sartre and de Beauvoir in convincing human terms.” —Los Angeles Times
“Fascinating throughout.” —The Christian Science Monitor
