Candide - Voltaire - Books - Norilana Books - 9781934169360 - December 6, 2006
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Candide

Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism.

Candide is a naïve youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that "all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds," despite being cast into a flood of misfortunes and picaresque misadventures that take him around the world.

Whether Candide and optimism itself emerges unscathed in the end, hinges upon his own deceptively simple words: "let us cultivate our garden."

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 6, 2006
ISBN13 9781934169360
Publishers Norilana Books
Pages 132
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   344 g
Language English  

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