Candide, or Optimism
Author: Arouet (Voltaire), François-Marie
ISBN: 9780140455106
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 208
Dimensions: 199mm x 135mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
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 Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befall them - earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, murder - sorely testing the young hero's optimism.
ISBN: 9780140455106
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 208
Dimensions: 199mm x 135mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
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 Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befall them - earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, murder - sorely testing the young hero's optimism.
