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Candide, ou l'Optimisme (/ËkÃ¦nËdiËd/; French: [kÉÌdid]) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947).