Persian Letters

About This Novel

Letters from the Persians is the only literary work by Montesquieu, the famous French Enlightenment thinker in the 18th century. The protagonist Usbek is a Persian nobleman. During his travels in France, he continued to correspond with friends. Through what Usbeck saw and heard in Paris, he paints a fascinating picture of the real life in Paris in the early 18th century. "Letter from the Persians" is "incredibly bold" and is the first important literary work during the Enlightenment period, pioneering rational criticism.

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