Bianca Lamblin
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Bianca Lamblin is a French writer who was romantically involved with both Jean-Paul Sartre
and his lifelong companion Simone de Beauvoir
, for a number of years. Her book, Mémoires d'une Jeune Fille Dérangée (published in English under the title, "A Disgraceful Affair"), is a bitter and controversial account of her long-lasting involvement with two of the most prominent French thinkers of this century.
In correspondence between Sartre and Beauvoir, the pseudonym "Louise Védrine" was used when referring to Bianca in Lettres au Castor and in Lettres à Sartre.
. In 1937, her teacher was Simone de Beauvoir. She also met Sartre at this time. In Paris
, Bianca was friends with Jean Kanapa, Raoul Lévy and Bernard Lamblin. She married Bernard Lamblin and they had two children. Bianca became a teacher, and after Simone de Beauvoir's death, Bianca wrote Mémoires d'une jeune fille dérangée.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
and his lifelong companion Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir , was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, and social theorist. She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and...
, for a number of years. Her book, Mémoires d'une Jeune Fille Dérangée (published in English under the title, "A Disgraceful Affair"), is a bitter and controversial account of her long-lasting involvement with two of the most prominent French thinkers of this century.
In correspondence between Sartre and Beauvoir, the pseudonym "Louise Védrine" was used when referring to Bianca in Lettres au Castor and in Lettres à Sartre.
Biography
Bianca Lamblin was born in April 1921. She was a cousin of the French writer Georges PerecGeorges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group...
. In 1937, her teacher was Simone de Beauvoir. She also met Sartre at this time. In Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Bianca was friends with Jean Kanapa, Raoul Lévy and Bernard Lamblin. She married Bernard Lamblin and they had two children. Bianca became a teacher, and after Simone de Beauvoir's death, Bianca wrote Mémoires d'une jeune fille dérangée.
Related Works
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1983). Lettres au Castor et à quelques autres, tome 1 : 1926-1939. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2070260782
- Simone de Beauvoir (1990). Lettres à Sartre, tome 1 : 1930-1939. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 2-0707-1829-8
- Deirdre Blair (1991). Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography. New York: Touchstone. ISBN 978-0671741808