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Candide

by Voltaire
Don Hagen
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Candide, is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity, upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best. Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, dark humor and erratic, fantastical, fast-moving plot. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers and romance. Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. It was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïvete. Voltaire never admitted to having written the highly controversial Candide; instead, the work is signed Mister Doctor Ralph.
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Publisher: Ascent Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781469055381
  • File size: 107058 KB
  • Release date: September 13, 2010
  • Duration: 03:43:02

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  • ISBN: 9781469055381
  • File size: 107075 KB
  • Release date: September 13, 2010
  • Duration: 03:43:00
  • Number of parts: 4

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Classic Literature Fiction

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Candide, is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity, upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best. Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, dark humor and erratic, fantastical, fast-moving plot. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers and romance. Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. It was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naïvete. Voltaire never admitted to having written the highly controversial Candide; instead, the work is signed Mister Doctor Ralph.
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Classic Literature Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ascent Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469055381
    File size: 107058 KB
    Release date: September 13, 2010
    Duration: 03:43:02

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469055381
    File size: 107075 KB
    Release date: September 13, 2010
    Duration: 03:43:00
    Number of parts: 4

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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