Candide and Other Selected Writings English 2022

French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire was famous for his wit and criticism of Christianity and slavery. This compilation stands as an epitome of the Enlightenment Era providing a 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 the reader through an experience to remember. As the greatest French writer of all time, Voltaire's oeuvre ranges from plays and poems to historical and scientific works. This intellectual capability drips down into the structural intricacies of his writings which have withstood the temporal and spatial boundaries.