--- product_id: 46689949 title: "The Nun (Oxford World's Classics)" price: "€ 62.90" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/46689949-the-nun-oxford-worlds-classics store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Includes exclusive Diderot prefatory material Same-day dispatch before noon No-quibble returns The Nun (Oxford World's Classics) **Price:** € 62.90 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the scandalous classic that’s 200 years ahead of its time! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Nun (Oxford World's Classics) - **How much does it cost?** € 62.90 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/46689949-the-nun-oxford-worlds-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Risk-Free Reading:** No quibbles returns mean you can dive in worry-free. - • **Complete Masterpiece:** Includes Diderot’s crucial postscript, unlocking the novel’s full depth. - • **Timeless Provocation:** Explore a scandalous 18th-century critique of oppression that still resonates. - • **Lightning-Fast Dispatch:** Order before noon, ship same day—because classics wait for no one. - • **Oxford’s Scholarly Edge:** Expert notes and introductions elevate your reading experience to a new level. ## Overview Diderot’s The Nun (Oxford World's Classics) is a meticulously translated edition featuring the essential postscript and expert commentary. This provocative 18th-century novel blends mysticism, madness, and social critique, offering a timeless exploration of forced vocations and intolerance. Packaged with guaranteed same-day dispatch and hassle-free returns, it’s a must-have for discerning readers craving both intellectual depth and flawless service. ## Description Diderot's The Nun ( La Religieuse ) is the seemingly true story of a young girl forced by her parents to enter a convent and take holy orders. A novel mingling mysticism, madness, sadistic cruelty and nascent sexuality, it gives a scathing insight into the effects of forced vocations and the unnatural life of the convent. A succès de scandale at the end of the eighteenth century, it has attracted and unsettled readers ever since. For Diderot's novel is not simply a story of a young girl with a bad habit; it is also a powerfully emblematic fable about oppression and intolerance. This new translation includes Diderot's all-important prefatory material, which he placed, disconcertingly, at the end of the novel, and which turns what otherwise seems like an exercise in realism into what is now regarded as a masterpiece of proto-modernist fiction. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Review: A philosopher's novel - Goulbourne's (OUP) translation is closer to the original than is Tancock's (Penguin), not least in the all-important postscript (which offers the attentive reader some hints of what may really be at stake in this novel). Both provide a helpful introduction; Goulbourn's is more on point w r t the lesbian themes. The OUP version also includes the appended 'Preface', without which Diderot's masterwork is incomplete; Penguin does not, which is quite unexcusable. W r t the harrowing personal experience that I believe lies at the heart of the novel (I shan't give it away), the novel is 200 years ahead of its time not only in form but in content--not that the experience itself is specifically modern--it is timeless--but the expressing it in a published text is, be it veiled by a nun's veil. Review: It' alright I guess - I got through the book, but it took some time. Just didn't grab my interest like I thought it would. ## Features - New - Mint Condition - Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon - Guaranteed packaging - No quibbles returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #145,789 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4,442 in Classic Literature & Fiction #9,691 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 77 Reviews | ## Images ![The Nun (Oxford World's Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HxlOBhCfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A philosopher's novel *by M***Z on January 7, 2021* Goulbourne's (OUP) translation is closer to the original than is Tancock's (Penguin), not least in the all-important postscript (which offers the attentive reader some hints of what may really be at stake in this novel). Both provide a helpful introduction; Goulbourn's is more on point w r t the lesbian themes. The OUP version also includes the appended 'Preface', without which Diderot's masterwork is incomplete; Penguin does not, which is quite unexcusable. W r t the harrowing personal experience that I believe lies at the heart of the novel (I shan't give it away), the novel is 200 years ahead of its time not only in form but in content--not that the experience itself is specifically modern--it is timeless--but the expressing it in a published text is, be it veiled by a nun's veil. ### ⭐⭐⭐ It' alright I guess *by J***3 on December 26, 2012* I got through the book, but it took some time. Just didn't grab my interest like I thought it would. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice read *by J***E on January 28, 2017* Insightful book ## Frequently Bought Together - The Nun (Oxford World's Classics) - Jacques the Fatalist (Oxford World's Classics) - Persian Letters (Oxford World's Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/46689949-the-nun-oxford-worlds-classics](https://www.desertcart.at/products/46689949-the-nun-oxford-worlds-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-10-09*