Candide (Dover Thrift Editions, Unabridged)
by Voltaire, Francois M
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0486266893
- ISBN 13
- 9780486266893
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About This Item
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1991. Dover Thrift Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 94 pp. Pen and pencil markings throughout book. Solid binding. Moderate wear and fading.
Synopsis
Candide, ou l'Optimisme (in French) is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply optimism) by his mentor, Pangloss.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Candide (Dover Thrift Editions, Unabridged)
- Author
- Voltaire, Francois M
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Dover Thrift Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0486266893
- ISBN 13
- 9780486266893
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Mineola, NY
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- European Literature, World Literature
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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