Candide
By: by Voltaire ; translated by Lowell Bair ; with an appreciation by André Maurois ; illustrations by Sheilah Beckett
Contributors: Bair, Lowell
Series: A Bantam classic; A Bantam classic
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780553211252
Copyright date: 1959
Work titles: Candide
Description: This is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that - contrary to his distinguished teacher Dr. Pangloss - all is not always for the best.
Notes: First French edition 1759.