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Candide

by Voltaire
Jack Davenport
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Candide, published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. Voltaire's preoccupations with evil and with various kinds of human folly and intolerance found a perfect vehicle in the philosophical tale. A master storyteller, he combined often wildly entertaining action with profoundly serious sense, parodying the traditional chivalric and oriental tales with which his public was more familiar to create a witty allegory of a young man whose optimism gives way to disillusionment after a series of terrible misfortunes.

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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780792771104
  • File size: 99220 KB
  • Release date: November 1, 2010
  • Duration: 03:26:42

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780792771104
  • File size: 99404 KB
  • Release date: November 1, 2010
  • Duration: 03:26:42
  • Number of parts: 3

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Classic Literature Fiction

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English

Candide, published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. Voltaire's preoccupations with evil and with various kinds of human folly and intolerance found a perfect vehicle in the philosophical tale. A master storyteller, he combined often wildly entertaining action with profoundly serious sense, parodying the traditional chivalric and oriental tales with which his public was more familiar to create a witty allegory of a young man whose optimism gives way to disillusionment after a series of terrible misfortunes.

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Classic Literature Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Blackstone Publishing
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780792771104
    File size: 99220 KB
    Release date: November 1, 2010
    Duration: 03:26:42

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780792771104
    File size: 99404 KB
    Release date: November 1, 2010
    Duration: 03:26:42
    Number of parts: 3

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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