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Riding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as though he is truly free in a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. Characters emerge and disappear as the pair travel across the country. This work challenges the artificialities of conventional French fiction, and explores the Enlightment philosophy.
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Jacques the Fatalist, Denis Diderot
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- Title
- Jacques the Fatalist
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Denis Diderot
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140444726
- ISBN13
- 9780140444728
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Philosophical Topics, Classics, France, French Literature, 18th century, Enlightenment, 18th-19th Century, Picaresque Novels
- First published
- 1796
- Original title
- Jacques le fataliste et son maître
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Riding through France with his master, the servant Jacques appears to act as though he is truly free in a world of dizzying variety and unpredictability. Characters emerge and disappear as the pair travel across the country. This work challenges the artificialities of conventional French fiction, and explores the Enlightment philosophy.