Confessions (First Part)

Author: (French) Rousseau
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Publishing Date: 1986-08-01
Features: Rousseau's autobiography is one of the most valuable autobiographies in the world. The entire work was completed intermittently during his turbulent life of exile, resulting from a fierce conflict between a radical thinker of the common people and the reactionary regime. It is a work by an intellectual of the common people who, in the face of feudal autocratic oppression, defends not only his rights and dignity as a human being but more importantly as an ordinary person. It serves as a rebuttal against the persecution and slander of the ruling class. In the book, he indeed speaks with a sincere and candid attitude about his entire life, thoughts, feelings, and all aspects of his character, filled with the confidence, self-respect, and pride of the common people. It is a living manifesto of individual liberation, and its candor and sincerity reach an unimaginable degree, making it a remarkable book in literary history.