by Voltaire · Arcobaleno · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782035866011
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«Candide ou l'Optimisme» is Voltaire's philosophical tale, published by Larousse in paperback (175 pages, in French).
Young Candide is educated in the belief that everything happens for the best in the best of all possible worlds. After being expelled from the castle where he lived, his travels confront him with wars, shipwrecks, injustices and deceptions that cast doubt on that optimistic philosophy. With irony and humor, Voltaire builds a satire on the human condition and the supposed harmony of the world.
Number 19 of the Petits Classiques Larousse collection (2011). Includes the complete text and a dossier with reading keys.
Aimed at students of French and readers approaching classic French literature.
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
