Confessions: Book II

Author: (French) Rousseau
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
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 the fierce conflict between a radical popular thinker and the reactionary regime. It is a work by an intellectual from the 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 genuine honesty 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, marked by a level of candor and sincerity that is unimaginable, making it a remarkable book in literary history.