Book Review: Simone Weil A Life By Simone Pétrement Translated by Raymond Rosenthal Mowbrays 1977 xiv+577 pp. £10;The Notebooks of Simone Weil 2 vols. Translated by Arthur Wills Routledge and Kegan Paul 1976 (2nd edition) 648 pp. n.p.

Book Review: Simone Weil A Life By Simone Pétrement Translated by Raymond Rosenthal Mowbrays 1977 xiv+577 pp. £10;The Notebooks of Simone Weil 2 vols. Translated by Arthur Wills Routledge and Kegan Paul 1976 (2nd edition) 648 pp. n.p.