She Came to Stay (1943) - A story of the struggles of a Parisian couple in an open relationship.
The Blood of Others (1945) - A story centering around the lives of a couple during World War II.
All Men are Mortal (1946) - The story of a man, who is cursed to be immortal, meeting and falling in love with a young actress in France.
Pyrrhus and Cineas (1944) - A retelling of the story of King Pyhrrus and Cineas. De Beauvoir highlights an existentialist reading that inquiries upon the authentic meaning of our actions.
The Ethics of Ambiguity (1947) - An argument that ethics is possible in and follows from the ambiguity that existentialists often frame the world with.
The Second Sex (1949) - A foundational feminist text, it discusses the treatment and subordination of women throughout history.
Must We Burn Sade? (1951-1952) - A commentary on the work of Marquis de Sade.
The Mandarins (1954) - The story of a group of French intellectuals navigating life and work following the second World War.
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958) - An autobiography detailing de Beauvoir’s childhood and intellectual explorations.
The Prime of Life (1960) - A continuation of the previous autobiography, detailing de Beauvoir’s relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre and her early career.
Force of Circumstance (1963-1964) - The third part of the series of autobiographies, discussing her relationship, aging, and political and historical events at the time.
A Very Easy Death (1964) - An account of de Beauvoir’s experience caring for her dying mother.
The Beautiful Images (1966) - A story about the purportedly successful but ultimately dissatisfied life of a bourgeois woman, who is a mother, wife, and esteemed copywriter.
The Woman Destroyed (1967) - A collection of 3 stories that highlight aging and loneliness in the lives of women.
The Coming of Age (1970) - An examination of aging and societal reactions to the process.
All Said and Done (1974) - The final of part of her series of autobiographies which reflects on de Beauvoir's life and thought.
Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre (1984) - An account of and reflection on the last years of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life.
Misunderstanding in Moscow (2013 / Posthumous) - A story of a retired couple who take a holiday in Moscow, as the struggle with loneliness amidst their relationship.
Inseparable (2020 / Posthumous) - A story exploring the friendship of two young girls in Paris and their coming into womanhood.
