About the book: 2017 / We offer readers for the first time in Russian - a complete, verified edition of Simone de Beauvoir's most famous work, "The Second Sex", the most important book written about Woman throughout the history of literature! Combining meticulous analysis, incisive writing, and extensive erudition, Beauvoir recounts how attitudes toward women have changed throughout history, from ancient times to the present, paying equal attention to the biological, sociological, and anthropological aspects. “The Second Sex” is a history of oppression, misconceptions and prejudices associated with the perception of Women not only by men, but also by the representatives of the “weaker sex” themselves. Now this one of the most daring and famous texts of the twentieth century is available to Russian-speaking readers in full, edited form.