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Jacques the Fatalist is provocative exploration of the a problems of human existence, destiny, and free will. In the introduction to this brilliant translation, David Coward explains the philosophical basis of Diderot's fascination with fate and examines the experimental and influential literary techniques that make Jacques the fatalist a classic of the Enlightenment.

"Of all the eighteenth-century philosophers, Denis Diderot is perhaps the least understood and appreciated. When one seeks the reason for this neglect combined with empty fame, one is led to consider the bewildering variety of his interests, the indifference with which he scattered his masterpieces about in manuscript form and the absence or inadequacy until recently--of full and correct translations."

New York Times Book Review, July 12, 1959

"In this 'unmade bed of a book,' Diderot continues the work of Cervantes and Sterne, guiding the novel away from the confines of sentiment and allegory."

Guardian (London), 01/19/2009

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