Wartime Diary

Simone de Beauvoir

Wartime Diary
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Country
United States
Published
15 November 2008
Pages
368
ISBN
9780252033773

Wartime Diary

Simone de Beauvoir

\n

Written from September 1939 to January 1941, Simone de\nBeauvoir’s_Wartime Diary_gives English readers unabridged\naccess to one of the scandalous texts that threaten to overturn\ntraditional views of Beauvoir’s life and work. Beauvoir’s account\nof her clandestine affair with Jacques Bost and sexual\nrelationships with various young women challenges the conventional\npicture of Beauvoir as the devoted companion of Jean-Paul Sartre,\njust as her account of completing her novel_She Came to\nStay_at a time when Sartre’s philosophy in_Being and\nNothingness_was barely begun calls into question the traditional\nview of Beauvoir’s novel as merely illustrating Sartre’s\nphilosophy.

\n

Most important, the_Wartime Diary_provides an exciting\naccount of Beauvoir’s philosophical transformation from the prewar\nsolipsism of She Came to Stay to the postwar political engagement\nof_The Second Sex_. This edition also features previously\nunpublished material, including her musings about consciousness and\norder, recommended reading lists, and notes on labor unions. In\nproviding new insights into Beauvoir’s philosophical development,\nthe_Wartime Diary_promises to rewrite a crucial chapter of\nWestern philosophy and intellectual history.

\n\n\n

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in approx 4 weeks

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.