The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is an autobiography written between 1765-1770 and published posthumously in 1782-1789. Covering the first fifty-three years of his life, Rousseau presents an unprecedented self-portrait focused on worldly experiences and personal feelings rather than religious conversion. The work candidly reveals his most shameful moments, including theft, deception, and abandoning his five children. This groundbreaking memoir established a new form of autobiography that inspired countless writers to follow.