Simone de Beauvoir’s Typical Tuesday

Routine around her 1965 interview. She describes habitual work; afternoon writing was generally at Sartre’s apartment. Calendars draw on accounts of daily life, recurring habits and intended schedules. Dates identify the documented period or the source’s context, not necessarily one precisely dated day. Inferred times are shown with diagonal stripes and explained in the activity details; gaps mean no documented activity is shown. 09:30–10:00 · Estimated — Morning tea. Estimated: 09:30 and the half-hour duration are illustrative.. Tea precedes writing. 10:00–13:00 · Estimated — Morning writing. Estimated: 10:00 represents her approximate start.. The finish is stated. 13:00–17:00 · Estimated — See friends. Estimated: This marks the available interval, not four uninterrupted hours.. No visiting duration is stated. 17:00–21:00 — Evening writing. Both boundaries are stated.

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