Project Gutenberg 2016-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 151 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Onerva, L. 1882 1972 Lehtinen, Hilja Onerva Lehtinen, Onerva Madetoja, Hilja Onerva Streng, Hilja Onerva Candide; Eli, Avosydämisen ja vilpittömän nuoren miehen ihmeelliset seikkailut Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Candide" by Voltaire is a novel written in the mid-18th century. The book is a satirical exploration of optimism and the human condition, notably critiquing the philosophy espoused by thinkers such as Leibnitz, who claimed that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The story follows the naive protagonist, Candide, whose innocence clashes with the harsh realities of life as he embarks on a journey filled with misfortune and absurdity. At the start of "Candide," we learn about the titular character's upbringing in the opulent castle of Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh, where he is educated by the philosopher Pangloss, who teaches him that everything happens for the best. Candide develops a romantic interest in Kunigunda, the baron's daughter, but after an innocent kiss, he is banished from the castle. The narrative then unfolds into a series of misadventures as Candide grapples with betrayal, war, and the fundamentally cruel nature of existence, while grappling with the teachings of Pangloss that continue to echo throughout his journey. The opening establishes the foundation for a critique of blind optimism as Candide begins to confront the grim realities of the world around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Satire Optimism -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into Finnish PQ Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 293620 2025-07-21T05:00:53.247059 text/html 293455 293370 2024-10-21T17:54:08.374068 2023-09-22T14:03:46.665722 text/html text/html 205435 2025-07-21T05:01:00.777994 application/epub+zip 207982 2025-07-21T05:00:56.953000 application/epub+zip 172410 2025-07-21T05:00:55.696046 application/epub+zip 515424 2025-07-21T05:01:03.708993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485891 2025-07-21T05:00:59.946975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437324 2022-09-23T20:58:52.430069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264322 2025-07-21T05:00:52.933019 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244370 2024-10-23T00:44:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19823 2025-07-21T05:01:03.836957 application/rdf+xml 25931 2025-07-21T05:00:56.186996 image/jpeg 4617 2025-07-21T05:00:55.940994 image/jpeg 206316 2025-07-21T05:00:53.271017 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia