Zadig or the Book of Fate
Author: last_name: Voltaire
Language: English
Year: 1749

Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The author does not attempt any historical accuracy, and some of the problems Zadig faces are thinly disguised references to social and political problems of Voltaire's own day.<br /><br />The book is philosophical in nature, and presents human life as in the hands of a destiny beyond human contro