She Came to Stay
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She Came to Stay (French, L'Invitée) is a novel written by French author Simone de Beauvoir first published in 1943. The novel is a fictional account of her and Jean-Paul Sartre's relationship with Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz.
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Set in Paris on the eve of and during World War II, the novel revolves around Françoise, whose open relationship with her partner Pierre becomes strained when they form a ménage à trois with her younger friend Xaviere. The novel explores many existentialist concepts such as freedom, angst, and the other.
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Francois - considered to be Simone de Beauvoir
Pierre - considered to be Jean-Paul Sartre
Xaviere - considered to be a character combining elements of both Olga and Wanda Kosakiewicz
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