The Second SexRequired reading for anyone who believes in the equality of the sexes. A long awaited, highly acclaimed new translation of Simone de Beauvoir's landmark work. One is not born, but rather becomes, woman First published in Paris in 1949, The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir was a groundbreaking, risqu book that became a runaway success. Selling 20,000 copies in its first week, the book earned its author both notoriety and admiration. Since then, The