Candide or Optimism

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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.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140455106
Published: May 2006

Number of pages: 208
Width: 130 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: 11 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd