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Novels about nuns, women who vow to dedicate their lives to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.
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La Religieuse (novel). La Religieuse (also called The Nun or Memoirs of a Nun) is an 18th-century French novel by Denis Diderot.Completed in about 1780, it was first published by Friedrich Melchior Grimm in 1792 (eight years after Diderot's death) in his Correspondance littéraire in Saxony, and subsequently in 1796 in France.
The Second Nun – The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer; Sister Fidelma – protagonist of historical mystery novels by Peter Tremayne; Ciel – Character from Tsukihime and the Melty Blood series; Sister Jeanne – from The Devils; Sister Bertrille (and several others) - from The Flying Nun; Sister Boniface (and others) - from Sister ...
In 1959, the book was adapted into a film by screenwriter Robert Anderson and director Fred Zinnemann. The Nun's Story starred Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke. It was a critical and box-office success, and was nominated for eight oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Hepburn's third nomination for Best Actress.
Prioress Matilda de Stapleton - A financially minded, highly pragmatic nun. Sir Ralph Kello - Oby's false priest. He feels guilt about his lie, but remains out of complacency. Magdalen Figg -Widow of the convent's bailiff. Ursula - A servant and former nun. Ursula is described as hard-working but dim. Jackie - Ursula's bastard son, raised among ...