Denis Diderot, perhaps the wisest, but certainly the most cheerful and humane of the French Enlightenment thinkers, gifted us with his novel "Jacques the Fatalist and His Master," which encapsulates his ironic engagement with philosophy and aesthetics. Diderot brims with narrative joy and sends his protagonist pair, reminiscent of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, on a journey through France. The two continuously discuss philosophical questions in a witty manner as they ride and rest, stop at inns, converse with others, and drink wine late into the night. Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel fully captures the laconic style and pointed rhythm of the original in his new translation, offering readers the opportunity to experience Diderot as a contemporary.