by Voltaire · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782253149040
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«Micromégas» is Voltaire's philosophical tale, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (94 pages, in French).
The story follows Micromégas, a giant from Sirius, and a philosopher from Saturn on an interstellar journey that ends on Earth. There they discover humans and engage in dialogues that Voltaire uses to mock human arrogance, the limits of knowledge, and the value of reason and philosophy.
Work first published in 1752; the present French edition is from 2000.
Will appeal to readers with knowledge of French who want a brief classic of eighteenth-century philosophical satire.
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.
