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Candide

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Publisher Description

Candide, ou l'Optimisme, (French: [kɑ̃did]) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting Leibnizian optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds".

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
1759
April 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
82
Pages
PUBLISHER
Maroo Publishing
SELLER
Khakim Aminov
SIZE
7.1
MB

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Candide

For me, this book is an excellent resource for my contemplating mind in constant pursuit of answers. Be still, cultivate, and be grateful.

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