"This is not history" is a philosophical story created by the outstanding French writer Denis Diderot. In this work, the author explores the nature of art and literature, considering them as a means of expressing ideas and thoughts. The book raises the question of how a text becomes a work of art, how it affects the reader and how it communicates with other forms of art. "This is not history" is a deep philosophical study that prompts the reader to think about the essence of art and the theory of literature.