Candide, or Optimism
Or Optimism
$23.54
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2006
Summary
A major new translation of Voltaire’s fast-paced, globe-trotting satire - an irresistible holiday read.
Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man, whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that ‘all is for the best’. But when his love for the Baron’s rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455106 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140455108 |
| Author: | Francois Voltaire, Theo Cuffe, Michael Wood |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Francois Voltaire
Voltaire (1694-1778): French writer, satirist, the embodiment of the 18th-century Enlightenment. Among his best-known works is the satirical short story CANDIDE (1759).
Michael Wood (introducer): is currently Straut Professor of English at Princeton. His books include Stendhal, America in the Movies, The Magician’s Doubts, Franz Kafka, and The Road to Delphi.
Theo Cuffe (translator): has also translated a selection of Voltaire’s short stories for Penguin, Micromegas and Other Short Fictions.
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