CANDIDE AND OTHER SELECTED WRITINGS

CANDIDE AND OTHER SELECTED WRITINGS

Voltaire

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Repro Books Limited
Año de edición:
2022
ISBN:
9789355208484
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French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire was famous for his wit and criticismof Christianity and slavery. This compilation stands as an epitome of the Enlightenment Era providinga range of stories, including one of his most famous satirical writings, Candide. Politically relevant,culturally significant and backed with his expertise in philosophical fiction, these stories take thereader through an experience to remember.As the greatest French writer of all time, Voltaire’s oeuvre ranges from plays and poems to historicaland scientific works. This intellectual capability drips down into the structural intricacies of hiswritings which have withstood the temporal and spatial boundaries.

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