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The Blood of Others

by Simone de Beauvoir · 1945

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Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his lover, Helene, to die. He is the one who sent her on the mission that led to her death, and before morning, he must decide how many others to send to a similar fate.

Genre
literary fictionromance
Themes
philosophyfeminismwomen
Setting
World War II
Subject
philosophypolitics
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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