The Mandarins, a lengthy novel of about one thousand pages, represents a well-balanced work of two narratives with the point of view alternating regularly between the two protagonists, Anne and Henri. The duality which underlies the theme and the characters is thus also expressed in its form.
Beauvoir uses the dual narrative as a means of lending variety and flexibility to her style. Each character narrates in the style which is consistent with his personality,.....
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