| Candide: Or Optimism | |
| ISBN: 9780140455106 Author: Voltaire (Author) / Cuffe, Theo (Translator) / Woo Publisher: Penguin Group Published: February 2009 Retail: $13.00 OUR PRICE: $8.42 You Save 35% Binding Type: Paperback Annotation: Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism. Candide is a nave youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that "all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds," despite being cast into a flood of misfortunes and picaresque misadventures that take him around the world. Whether Candide and optimism itself emerges unscathed in the end, hinges upon his own deceptively simple words: "let us cultivate our garden." |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 7.84" H x 784.00" L x 5.30" W |
| Bargain Category: Science Fiction, Satire, Humor, History, High School, Classics, Adult |
| Grade level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th |