Candide, ou l'optimisme by Voltaire
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"Candide, ou l'optimisme" by Voltaire is a French satire first published in 1759. Young Candide lives a sheltered life in paradise, taught Leibnizian optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss, who insists "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds." When this life abruptly ends, Candide witnesses and experiences great hardships that slowly shatter his worldview. Through this fast-moving, fantastical tale, Voltaire ridicules religion, governments, armies, and philosophers, ultimately
advocating the practical wisdom: "we must cultivate our garden." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Title | Candide, ou l'optimisme |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide |
| Credits | Carlo Traverso |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Optimism -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4650 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1464 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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