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Candide is an innocent young nobleman who leads an idyllic, sheltered life and has adopted the optimistic mindset promoted by his tutor Dr Pangloss. But after committing an indiscretion and being expelled from his family home, Candide finds himself on a journey that will take him to Portugal, Argentina, Britain and Turkey and expose him to torture, war, shipwreck and natural disasters, leading him to question whether he is really living in the "best of possible worlds."
Published in 1759, when it became a best-seller and stirred up much controversy, Candide is an exhilarating picaresque romp and a biting satire by one of the Enlightenment's major figures that still resonates to this day.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Voltaire
- ISBN: 9780393096491
- Condition: Used
- Publication Year: 1966
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This book is satirical and will force you to think
Katherine H. - 5 years 7 months agoThis book — Voltaire’s masterpiece — is a roller coaster ride of adventure, which is the point. The hero’s journeys take him literally figuratively all over the world. He discovers things about himself and things about the human condition that transport his thinking into uncharted territory. Short and fast paced, this work, regarded by some as one of the most important books of the Western canon, is recommended for anyone who wants to be transported to into unexpected zones of thought. #springpicks.