The Second Sex

Summary

The Second Sex is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Second Sex authored Simone de Beauvoir^[3].
• The Second Sex's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Second Sex was published by Éditions Gallimard^[5].
• The Second Sex's genre is essay^[6].
• The Second Sex's place of publication is recorded as France^[7].
• The Second Sex is part of Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[8].
• The Second Sex is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[9].
• The Second Sex's Commons category is recorded as The Second Sex^[10].
• The Second Sex's language of work or name is recorded as French^[11].
• The Second Sex's country of origin is recorded as France^[12].
• The Second Sex was released on 1949^[13].
• The Second Sex's has edition or translation is recorded as The second sex^[14].
• The Second Sex's has edition or translation is recorded as Das andere Geschlecht^[15].
• The Second Sex's main subject is feminism^[16].
• The Second Sex's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1069725', 'amount': '+1072'}^[17].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Deuxième Sexe'}^[18].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De tweede sekse'}^[19].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'O segundo sexo'}^[20].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Das andere Geschlecht'}^[21].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'El segon sexe'}^[22].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'La dua sekso'}^[23].
• The Second Sex's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Second Sex'}^[24].
• The Second Sex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism^[25].
• The Second Sex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[26].
• The Second Sex's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Second Sex authored Simone de Beauvoir^[3]. It was published by Éditions Gallimard^[5].

Publication

The Second Sex was published on 1949^[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as France^[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French^[11]. Its genre is essay^[6]. Part of include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century^[8], a list of best books^[28], in France^[29], written by Le Monde^[30] and Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[9], a catalogue^[31].

Subject and Themes

The Second Sex's main subject is feminism^[16].

Why It Matters

The Second Sex ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]