Candide Contributor(s): Voltaire (Author) |
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ISBN: 6069832868 ISBN-13: 9786069832868 Publisher: SC Active Business Development Srl
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2017 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Historical - General |
Lexile Measure: 1010 |
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" L (0.31 lbs) 110 pages |
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Publisher Description: Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work. |
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