by Denis Diderot · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253009696
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«La Religieuse» is the novel by French writer Denis Diderot, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (314 pages, in French).
In eighteenth-century France, Suzanne Simonin is forced by her family to enter a convent against her will. Her testimony reveals the harshness of monastic life, the harassment by some mother superiors, and her struggle for freedom. The work criticises the religious institution and the female oppression of the era.
Written in the eighteenth century, the novel was originally published in 1796. This edition dates from 1972 and belongs to the Ldp Classiques collection, number 2077.
Aimed at the general public and readers interested in French classics and the social criticism novel.
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
