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Candide and Other Stories by Francois Voltaire; Roger Pearson (Introduction by); Voltaire
Category: Classic | Series: Everyman's Librar Ser.
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 phi ...Show more
Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire (FRANCOIS VOLTAIRE)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguins Classics Ser.
Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece. With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of ...Show more
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