Candide: Or Optimism
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Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Candide is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But for the general reader, the novel's driving principle is clear enough: the ... More
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Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Paperback (90 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 144 |
ISBN-10 | 0140440046 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0140440041 |
Publication Date | 06/30/1950 |
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About John Butt (Translator) : John Butt is a published author, editor, and a translator. Some of the published credits of John Butt include Spanish Grammar, Spanish Verbs (Oxford Minireference Series).
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