Project Gutenberg 2019-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 262 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Sarcey, Francisque 1827 1899 Sutières, Francisque Sarcey de Sutieres, Francisque Sarcey de De Sutières, Francisque Sarcey Suttières, François Sarcey de Suttieres, Francois Sarcey de Moreau, Adrien 1843 1906 Candide, ou l'optimisme Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide Laura Natal Rodrigues "Candide, ou l'optimisme" by Voltaire is a satirical novel written in the mid-18th century. The book follows the misadventures of Candide, a young man raised in a sheltered and privileged environment, as he is expelled from his idyllic life and embarks on a tumultuous journey filled with suffering, absurdity, and a critique of optimistic philosophy. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Candide, who lives a sheltered life in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh, in Westphalia. He is educated by Pangloss, a philosopher who teaches that everything is for the best in this "best of all possible worlds." This naive belief is shattered when Candide experiences a series of misfortunes—being expelled from the castle after a romantic encounter with Cunégonde, fleeing to the town of Waldberghoff-trarbk-dikdorff, and ultimately being conscripted into the Bulgarian army. These events set the stage for Candide’s exploration of the harsh realities of life, questioning the optimistic outlook instilled in him by Pangloss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 265010 2025-07-24T03:48:41.980082 text/html 264213 2022-11-17T17:23:04 text/html 672186 2025-07-24T03:48:45.919060 application/epub+zip 675765 2025-07-24T03:48:42.693068 application/epub+zip 123764 2025-07-24T03:48:42.327064 application/epub+zip 741275 2025-07-24T03:48:48.412062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724612 2025-07-24T03:48:45.552126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182563 2022-09-27T04:08:36.501230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240259 2025-07-24T03:48:41.395088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239904 2022-11-17T17:24:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21541 2025-07-24T03:48:48.566035 application/rdf+xml 7558 2025-07-24T03:48:42.400078 image/jpeg 1757 2025-07-24T03:48:42.363074 image/jpeg 91865 2022-11-17T17:27:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 643253 2022-11-17T17:27:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 652813 2025-07-24T03:48:42.147141 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia