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... Zobraziť viac
`unless you know everything, you really know nothing... Zobraziť viac
The Talking Jewels (1748) is an erotic novel by Denis Diderot. Although he is known as a leading radical philosopher of 18th century France, Diderot also pursued a brief career as an anonymous author of controversial works of fiction. The Talking... Zobraziť viac
`Your Jacques is a tasteless mishmash of things that happen, some of them true, others made up, written without style and served up like a dog`s breakfast.`Jacques the Fatalist is Diderot`s answer to the problem of existence. If human beings are... Zobraziť viac