Candide (Hardcover)

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Description


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 na ve 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.



Product Details
ISBN: 9781934169360
ISBN-10: 1934169366
Publisher: Norilana Books
Publication Date: December 6th, 2006
Pages: 132
Language: English