The Nun (collected Works of Diderot)
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One of the greatest and most controversial works of Diderot, the founder of contemporary European novels, is a masterpiece of Diderot's fantasy art and the forerunner of romantic literary works. "The Nun" is the third volume of "The Collection of Diderot's Works". In the form of an epistolary novel, it tells the story of a girl Susan who was forced to become a nun due to family prejudice and lived in several monasteries. It shows the unfair situation she suffered. This is not a simple anti-church and anti-clerical novel. It opposes It is moral prejudice, inhumanity, and the outdated and solidified social order... The multi-layered connotations make this novel a complex and readable work. It is written in a touching tone and is known as "the most intense and courageous book". It is also a representative work in Diderot's creative career.
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