Diderot, Denis,  1713-1784 <br/><br/>
This is not a story 

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<br/><br/> Translation of: Ceci n'est pas un conte  Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_not_a_story  Release date is 2010-12-02 
<br/><br/> "This is not a story" by Denis Diderot is a work written in 1772. The piece contains two contrasting tales of devotion and betrayal. In the first, a man spends years amassing fortune for a woman who exploits his absence. In the second, a woman sacrifices everything for a man who ultimately abandons her when she's no longer useful. Through these paired narratives, Diderot explores the complexities of human character and the dangers of judging people too quickly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Short stories, French 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ