"Misunderstanding in Moscow" was found after Beauvoir's death in 1986. It is a short novel involving an elderly French couple who confront their fears of aging.
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a notable French writer and intellectual. She wrote novels, philosophical studies, an autobiographical books, many articles and monographs. Her most famous book "The Second Sex" is claimed to be a classical reading of the feminist literature by the end of the 60's.