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Overview
Candide, published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment.
This is a witty allegory of a young man whose optimism gives way to disillusionment after a series of terrible misfortunes.
Voltaire's preoccupations with evil and with various kinds of human folly and intolerance found a perfect vehicle in this philosophical tale. A master storyteller, he combined often wildly entertaining action with profoundly serious sense, parodying the traditional chivalric and oriental tales with which his public was more familiar.
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- ISBN-13: 9781609987107
- ISBN-10: 1609987101
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date: November 2012
- Dimensions: 7 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
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