La Religieuse
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La Religieuse is an 18th century French novel, by Denis Diderot. Completed in c.1780, the work, however, wasn't published until 1796, after his death. (for the movie by the same name see La Religieuse )
The novel was supposedly begun originally not as a work for literary consumption but as an elaborate practical joke aimed at making a wealthy philanthropist give support to a spurious cause.
La Religieuse was adapted several times for the cinema, most notably in 1966 as La Religieuse ( The Nun (USA title) ) by Jacques Rivette, starring Anna Karina.
