Candide Et Autres Contes by Voltaire
ou l'Optimisme
A brisk, biting satirical collection that follows a naïve protagonist through a series of globe‑trotting misadventures in which war, natural disasters, betrayal, hypocrisy, religious fanaticism, and colonial exploitation repeatedly expose the absurdity of optimistic philosophical doctrines; the episodic tales and shorter pieces use irony and wit to unmask social and intellectual pretensions and conclude with a pragmatic moral urging modest, practical work and common sense over empty speculation.
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- 1759
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- French
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- Candide, or Optimism
- Candide, or The Optimist
- Candide, ou l'Optimisme
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