Jacques the Fatalist and His Master
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Jacques the Fatalist and His Master

by Denis Diderot

1796•Comedy•289 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramaslowfresh & originalheavyglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeAn inventive comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

"Jacques the Fatalist is Diderot's answer to the problem of existence. If human beings are determined by their genes and their environment, how can they claim to be free to want or do anything? Where are Jacques and his Master going? Are they simply occupying space, living mechanically until they die, believing erroneously that they are in charge of their Destiny?

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Simone LeCointreOntology in fictionFate and fatalismFree will and determinism in fictionFate and fatalism in fictionOntologyFree will and determinismDiderot, Denis, 1713-1781

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Author
Denis Diderot
Published
1796
Pages
289
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