English language translation of notebook six in 'Cahiers de jeunesse, 1926-1930', by Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986). The diary is fully annotated and wirh supplementary material.
This diary of Simone de Beauvoir (1908–86), written from September 1939 to January 1941, contains accounts of: her affair with Jacques Bost and sexual relationships with various young women: her philosophical transformation from the prewar solipsism of 'She Came to Stay' to the postwar political engagement of 'The Second Sex': Beauvoir’s humanist ethics of freedom and solidarity. This edition also features previously unpublished material, including her thoughts about consciousness and order, recommended reading lists and notes on labor unions. Translation of: Journal de guerre: Septembre 1939-Janvier 1941 (1999)