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Candide and Other Stories: Introduced by Roger Pearson

Candide and Other Stories: Introduced by Roger Pearson

Voltaire
Pearson, Roger
Pearson, Roger

Hardcover

Series: Everyman's Library Classics

Classic FictionLiterary Fiction

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ISBN10: 067941746X
ISBN13: 9780679417460
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Published: Nov 3 1992
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.12 Depth: 8.38
Language: English

Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in the best of all possible worlds. On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.

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