Nun Horror Story" or Vanessa Redgrave in "The Devils". Nun A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, and Taoism. In the Buddhist tradition, female monastics are known as Bhikkhuni, and take several additional vows compared to male monastics (bhikkhus). Nuns are most common in Mahayana Buddhism, but have more recently become more prevalent in other traditions. Within Christianity, women religious, known as nuns or religious sisters, are found in
Requiem for a Nun And I met him, too. I ran into him at a dinner party." In 2013, the judge dismissed Faulkner Literary Rights LLC's claim, ruling that the use of the quote in the film was "de minimis" and constituted "fair use". The novel was dramatized for the theater in 1956 by Albert Camus, entitled "Requiem pour une nonne". Camus also wrote the preface to the 1957 French translation of the novel by Maurice Coindreau. The novel was a co-source for the 1961 film "Sanctuary". Requiem for a Nun Requiem for a Nun is a work of fiction written by William Faulkner