Candide

Candide

by Voltaire

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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, mu

ISBN: 9781986467049

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"[One of] the 10 best fiction books."

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"A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power."

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