The Nun by Denis Diderot Paperback Book 9780199555246

Diderots The Nun La Religieuse is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders A novel mingling mysticism madness sadistic cruelty and nascent sexuality it gives a scathing insight into the effects of forced vocations and the unnatural life of the convent This new translation includes Diderots allimportant prefatory material