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Candide Mass market paperbound - 1982 - 0553211250th Edition

by Voltaire

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Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a happier place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and many generations have found that its laughter does not grow old.

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"Candide" is Voltaire's most famous work, a satirical masterpiece, which was first published in 1759. It is the story of its central character, the titular Candide, who lives a sheltered comfortable life and has been indoctrinated into the philosophy of Leibnizian optimism, by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. When Candide travels throughout the world he begins to witness the pervasive hardships of life, an experience that leads to his ultimate disillusionment with Leibnizian philosophy. Through this clever narrative Voltaire refutes the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, whose central idea was that despite the apparent imperfections of the world, it was the best of all possible worlds because it was created by an all powerful and all knowing God. Voltaire found this philosophy insultingly ridiculous and within the humorous and satirical construct of this work he effectively exposes the idiocy of a philosophy that was so pervasive in his time. "Candide" is a fast-moving and fantastical tale which established Voltaire as not only one of the most important but controversial authors of his time. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.


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  • Title Candide
  • Author Voltaire
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition number 0553211250th
  • Edition 0553211250
  • Pages 237
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bantam Books, U.S.A.
  • Publication date May 1982
  • ISBN 9780553211252 / 0553211250
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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