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VOLTAIRE: Candide and Other Stories. Oxford & New York, Oxford University Press, 1990. Translated by Roger Pearson. Paperback, 329 pp. Subject: Fiction / Literature / Short Story Collections. Condition: Good. Wear to covers evident. Edge-wear adjacent to the spine. Toning to the pages, but not marked. A collection of delightful, but profoundly philosophical tales by one of the great intellectual luminaries of the European Enlightenment. ISBN: 0192817302
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Candide, the wittiest and best-loved book of a genius who is still unequaled in his ability to spin art out of philosophy, became a huge bestseller in Europe after it was published in 1759. Voltaire, skeptical of the systems of philosophy that were floated about to explain the workings of the world, used this satirical story about the optimist Candide and his friend Dr. Pangloss to interrogate and discredit the philosophies and approach more closely the truth about human life, suffering, and happiness in the real world. Now, the short novel Candide is considered one of the most important texts of the enlightenment.
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"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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- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0192817302
- ISBN 13 9780192817303
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