by François Marie de Voltaire · Books on Demand GmbH · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782322144082
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«Candide ou l’Optimisme» is Voltaire's philosophical tale, published by Books on Demand GmbH in paperback (134 pages, in French).
An eighteenth-century satirical tale that follows Candide, a young man raised in a castle with his master Pangloss and his beloved Cunégonde. After being expelled from his home, he travels the world and experiences all kinds of misfortunes, wars, shipwrecks and abuses; with irony, Voltaire questions philosophical optimism and shows the cruelty of society.
Originally published in 1759; this 2018 edition includes the complete text with the themes covered and analysis of the characters.
Recommended for students of French literature and Enlightenment readers interested in 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.
