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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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PublisherTHELEME
BindingAudio CD (87 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-102878625552
ISBN-13978-2878625554
Publication Date/2008
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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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