Candide is an innocent young nobleman who leads an idyllic, sheltered life and has adopted the optimistic mindset promoted by his tutor Dr Pangloss. But after committing an indiscretion and being expelled from his family home, Candide finds himself on a journey that will take him to Portugal, Argentina, Britain and Turkey and expose him to torture, war, shipwreck and natural disasters, leading him to question whether he is really living in the "best of possible worlds". Published in 1759, when it became a best-seller and stirred up much controversy, Candide is an exhilarating picaresque romp and a biting satire by one of the Enlightenment's major figures that still resonates to this day.
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Specifications
Dimensions
Width
12 mm
Height
196 mm
Length
128 mm
Weight
151 gr
Book Details
Title
Candide: New Translation
Imprint
Alma Classics
Product Form
Paperback
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Source ISBN
9781847497284
Genre
Fiction
ISBN13
9781847497284
Book Category
Fiction Books
BISAC Subject Heading
FIC004000
Book Subcategory
General Fiction Books
ISBN10
1847497284
Language
English
Contributors
Author Info
Haydn is Professor Emeritus in the Department of French at Bristol University and author of 'To Homer Through Pope', published by Bristol Classical Press.
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