Candide

Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at - of all things - the doctrine of optimism. Candide is a nave youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that 'all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds,' despite being cast into a flood of misfortunes and picaresque misadventures that take him around the world. Whether Candide and optimism itself emerges unscathed in the end, hinges upon his own deceptively simple words: 'let us cultivate our garden.

Softcover. English. Publisher: Wordsworth. Classic Fiction. In good condition. Book No: 665