Simone Weil

Simone Weil (1909-1943) was one of the most original and rigorous female thinkers of the twentieth century. She became increasingly drawn to Christianity in the latter part of her life and officially converted in 1938. She died at the age of thirty-four while working as an advocate for the Free French movement. Her sixteen volumes of posthumously published works include Gravity and Grace (1963) and The Need for Roots (1952).

Life in Letters

Life in Letters

Simone Weil
The Need for Roots

The Need for Roots

Simone Weil; Translated by Ros Schwartz; Introduction by Dr. Kate Kirkpatrick

Books by Simone Weil from New York Review Books

On the Abolition of All Political Parties War and the Iliad

War and the Iliad

Simone Weil and Rachel Bespaloff