
Candide, or Optimism
by Francois Voltaire
Title:
Candide, or Optimism
Author:
Francois Voltaire
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780140455106
EAN:
9780140455106
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
280
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 128 x 14
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
'The prince of philosophical novels' John UpdikeIn Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own fortune. As he and his various companions roam over the world, an outrageous series of disasters - earthquakes, syphilis, the Inquisition - sorely test the young hero's optimism, holding a mirror up to all fanatics, zealots and moral reformers of humankind. Translated and Edited by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction by Michael Wood












