by Denis Diderot (Author), Denis Diderot (Author), Denis Diderot (Author)
Together with Voltaire, Diderot was a remarkable figure of the French Enlightenment, as a philosopher, journalist and novelist. In this book, a young girl's enforced enclosure in a convent gives Diderot the chance to explore themes such as religious hypocrisy and sexual repression.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Everyman
Published: 04 Jun 1992
ISBN 10: 1857150902
ISBN 13: 9781857150902