num_pages: 203
description: For nearly 250 years, readers have been tracking the ill-fated career of the inveterate Westphalian optimist Candide. Voltaire's brisk satire on the belief systems and institutions of his day still retains its verve because the 18th-century French philosopher never allows the fervency of his ideas to impinge on his sly tale.
language: French
title: Candide
titlecomplete: Candide
characters: Cunegonde, Pangloss, Candide (Voltaire), Dr. Pangloss
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Novels, Philosophy, France, 18th Century, Fiction, French Literature, Humor
ratings_count: 267636
places: Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Constantinople, Germany, Turkey, Buenos Aires, England, Suriname, Netherlands, Transylvania, Istanbul, Argentina, Lisbon
publisher: Cideb