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Candide, Ou L'Optimisme

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Book Description
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 c... More
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PublisherFlammarion
BindingPaperback (87 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages210
ISBN-10208071290X
ISBN-13978-2080712905
Publication Date03/07/2007
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About Francois M. Arouet Voltaire (Author) : Francois M. Arouet Voltaire is a published author. Published credits of Francois M. Arouet Voltaire include Candide.
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About Voltaire (Author) : Voltaire is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Voltaire include Candide and Zadig (Unabridged), Micromegas (Biblioteca Del Faro / Lighthouse Library), Candide.
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