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The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

748 pages first pub 1789 (view editions)

nonfiction biography classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
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The Confessions is ideal for readers who seek a profound exploration of self-identity and the human condition through introspective, philosophical reflection.

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In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the achievement of international fame as novelist and philosopher in Paris, to his wanderings as an exil...

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reflective: 87%

informative: 50%

challenging: 25%

adventurous: 12%

dark: 12%

emotional: 12%

funny: 12%

inspiring: 12%

lighthearted: 12%

mysterious: 12%

sad: 12%

tense: 12%


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