La Religieuse (novel)

"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. In English it is called "The Nun", or "Memoirs of a Nun" in Francis Birrell's translation.

The novel was supposedly begun originally not as a work for literary consumption but as an elaborate practical joke aimed at luring a companion of Diderot's back to Paris.

"La Religieuse" was adapted several times for the cinema, most notably in 1966 as "La Religieuse" (titled "The Nun" in USA) by Jacques Rivette, starring Anna Karina.

See also

* "La Religieuse" (movie)
* "La Religieuse" (song)