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Hailed by Andri Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In 1943, the final year of her life, unable to join the resistance movement in France, she worked in London for the Free French government in exile. Here she was commissioned to outline a plan for the renewal of Europe after the scourge of Nazism. The Need for Roots was the direct result. In it she seized the opportunity to denounce the false values of contemporary civilization. In the cult of materialism she witnessed a devastating loss of spirit and consequently of human values. To counteract this she sets out a radical vision for spiritual and political renewal with a passion for truth which sweeps through these pages. The book has become a lasting spiritual testament for our age, where we are confronted, as T.S. Eliot comments, by a 'genius akin to that of the saints'.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xvi + 288pp. Binding firm, spine faded. Edges slightly marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; France; Politics & Government. ISBN: 071008854X. ISBN/EAN: 9780710088543. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51651. Seller Inventory # 51651
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. SIMONE WEIL WAS A WRITER THROUGH WHOM HER PREJUDICES AND EXPERIENCES DEEPLY COLOUR THOSE WRITINGS. SUCH BECOMES MANIFEST IN THIS BOOK IN WHICH SHE DEALS WITH THE MANY NEEDS OF THE SOUL. original owners name on front end page. Seller Inventory # 003497