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Candide

Candide

Voltaire

Paperback

Series: Candide, Book 1

Classic FictionGeneral Fiction

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ISBN10: 0553211668
ISBN13: 9780553211665
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Published: Apr 1 1984
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.32 Width: 4.16 Depth: 6.83
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 distringuished 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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