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' ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism''''' (1947). A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise, being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This lifestyle is abruptly ended, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire
"Candide" is a French satirical novella by Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire, published in 1759, that follows a young man named Candide as he is stripped from his sheltered life and confronted with the harsh realities of the world, contradicting the optimistic philosophy his mentor had taught him. The work uses Candide's journey of disillusionment to critique the popular belief that everything happens for the best, making it an enduring critique of blind optimism and naïve worldviews.
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- Author
- Voltaire
- First published
- 1746
- Editions
- 1,079
- Subjects
- Conduct of life, Readers, Literatura francesa, Satire, Fiction, Civilization, Moral conditions, Enlightenment
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Candide
- Book.title_orig
- Candide, ou l'Optimisme
- Book.orig_lang_code
- fr
- Book.image
- Candide1759.jpg
- Book.border
- yes
- Book.caption
- The title-page of the 1759 edition published by Cramer in Geneva, which reads, "Candide, or Optimism, translated from the German of Dr. Ralph."
- Book.author
- Voltaire
- Book.country
- France
- Book.language
- French
- Book.publisher
- 1759: Cramer, Marc-Michel Rey, Jean Nourse, Lambert, and others
- Book.pub_date
- January 1759
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Wikidata facts
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- #19942
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Voltaire
- Genre
- bildungsroman
- Country of origin
- Kingdom of France
- Main subject
- optimism
- Narrative location
- Bulgaria
- Image
- Voltaire - Candide - Baquoy - Moreau.jpg
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- publication date
- 1759-00-00
- last line
- Cela est bien dit, répondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.
- Commons category
- Candide (Voltaire)
- illustrator
- Jean-Michel Moreau
- inception
- 1782-00-00
- title
- Kandyd czyli Optymizm
- language of work or name
- French
- derivative work
- Candy
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- copyright status
- public domain
- short name
- Candide
- subtitle
- Traduit de l’Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph
- time period
- Age of Enlightenment
- set in period
- 1750s
- work available at URL
- github.com/MiMoText/roman18/blob/master/plain/files/Voltaire_Candide.txt
- P12047
- Stuttgart
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