Description: This book tells the story of Simone Weil's most dedicated--and at points surprising--literary conversation partners, exploring why writers with varied political and religious commitments have found her thought and life so resonant.
Review Quotes: Cynthia R. Wallace's study provides excellent critical analyses of Simone Weil's influence on women artists who both celebrated and resisted her fascination with a Christian God, self-sacrifice, and her call to practice attention. Through varying perspectives of feminism, religion, and political action, these select literary figures enrich our understanding of a complex woman philosopher who held her own in a male-dominated world.--E. Jane Doering, author of Simone Weil and the Specter of Self-Perpetuating Force