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Candide
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $34.95
Publisher: Lushena Books
Published: Mar 2 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Candide by Voltaire is a classic satirical novella that follows the naive young man Candide on a chaotic journey across Europe and beyond. Influenced by his tutor Pangloss's belief that this is the best of all possible worlds, Candide encounters war, natural disasters, corruption, and human cruelty that challenge his blind optimism. Through dark humor and sharp irony, Voltaire critiques philosophical optimism, organized religion, and societal injustice. This Enlightenment masterpiece ultimately promotes rational thinking, personal responsibility, and practical action, captured in its famous conclusion: we must cultivate our garden.
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