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The Nun (Penguin Classics) (Updated Edition) by Denis Diderot, Leonard Tancock (Translator) Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1974 ISBN-10: 0-14-044300-2 / 0140443002 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044300-4 / 9780140443004 In 1758 Diderot's friend the Marquis de Croismare became interested in the cause célèbre of a nun who was appealing to be allowed to leave a Paris convent. Less than a year later, in an affectionate attempt to trick his friend, Diderot created this masterpiece - a fictitious set of desperate and ple |