Candide, ou l'Optimisme
Voltaire Sara Gioacchino Corcos
Overview
is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling,
has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.
Other editions (21)
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老实人 江苏凤凰文艺出版社 2026 -
老实人 2022 -
老实人 上海译文出版社 2017 -
异国的芬芳：赣第德 2017 -
Candide Flammarion 2016 -
Candide Penguin Books 2014 -
老实人 2012 -
老实人 安徽人民出版社 2012 -
Candide Belin - Gallimard 2011 -
赣第德 江西百花洲文艺 2009 -
老实人 中国书籍出版社 2009 -
Candide Yale University Press 2006 -
CANDIDE Presses Pocket 2005 -
老实人 南方出版社 2003 -
Candide ou l'optimisme Folio 2003 -
憨第德 1998 -
老实人 1998 -
Candide 1995 -
Candide W. W. Norton & Company 1991 -
戇第德 志文 None -
Candide None