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Candide

By Voltaire

Book information

Publisher
Bantam Classics
Year
1918
ISBN
9780553211665
Open Library ID
OL7820351M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
97 kB (99726 bytes)
Series
Bantam Classics
Edition
Bantam Classic
Pages
128\0
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

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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