La Femme rompue

The Woman Destroyed (French: La Femme rompue) is a collection of three short stories by Simone de Beauvoir, published in 1967 by Éditions Gallimard. It is one of Simone de Beauvoir's two short story collections, along with When Things of the Spirit Come First. The Woman Destroyed focuses on women in conflict with their families and husbands, illustrating how women are "destroyed" in their relationships, and what factors, internal or external, may be responsible for that destruction. The last story, which shares its title with the collection, was published serially in the French women's magazine Elle. It was released in 5 parts over the course of about 4 weeks from October 19 to November 16, 1967. The story was published with engravings created by Beauvoir's sister, Hélène de Beauvoir, as well as photos of the author. This collection and Beauvoir's novel Les Belles Images were the last works of fiction she published.