9780554295954

Candide

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780554295954

Hardcover|9780554295954


Overview

Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism. Candide is a nave youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that "all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds," despite being cast into a flood of misfortunes and picaresque misadventures that take him around the world. Whether Candide and optimism itself emerges unscathed in the end, hinges upon his own deceptively simple words: "let us cultivate our garden."

ISBN-13

9780554295954

ISBN-10

0554295954

Weight

1.07 Pounds

Dimensions

7.01 x 0.38 x 10.00 In

List Price

$24.99

Format

Hardcover

Pages

140 pages

Publisher

BiblioLife

Published On

2008-08-01



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