{"product_id":"9780143039426","title":"Candide Or Optimism","description":"Author: VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143039426\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jan 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Western literature's most glorious and incisive satires-now in a brilliant new translation with phenomenal cover art by legendary comic artist Chris Ware!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that \"all is for the best\" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by-as Candide would say-\"the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.\"","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135676690590,"sku":"UBD-9780143039426","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143039426.jpg?v=1786626740","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143039426","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}