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Elentarri's Book Blog rated it

4 years ago

text Candide and Other Stories by Voltaire

TITLE: Candide and Other Stories AUTHOR: Voltaire TRANSLATOR: Roger Pearson EDITION: Oxford World's Classics ISBN-13: 9780199535613 _____________________________ DESCRIPTION: "Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities wit...

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KOMET rated it

9 years ago

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This is one of the few books I have completed reading in one sitting. That was when I was 14 and had developed a curiosity about Voltaire. I read my Mom's copy of 'Candide', which is bound in leather. 'Candide' was to me a book that evoked wonder and adventure. And for the highly imaginative teenage...

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Edward rated it

9 years ago

text Zadig and L'Ingenu

IntroductionBiographical Note--Zadig--L'Ingénu (The Child of Nature)

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Emad Attely [The Book Nerd] rated it

9 years ago

text كانديد أو التفاؤل

ما أعجب هذا العالم!كل شيء يسير على أفضل حال. خاتمة هذه الرواية القصيرة تختصرها!أعجبتني جداً. بكل تفاصيلها. فولتير ساحر .. وعبقري بحقّ. هذه الرواية تجمع تقريبا كلّ مناحي الدراما الإنسانية. والصراع الفكري. والجميل أنها تعبّر عن هذه الدراما بشكل لا يخلو من الكوميديا!أنصح بقراءتها :)

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Edward rated it

10 years ago

text Philosophical Dictionary

Introduction--Philosophical DictionaryChronology

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Flicker Reads rated it

10 years ago

text Comedy from a French master

I listened to a fantastic audio version narrated perfectly by Jack Davenport. This is timeless, bold, black comedy that takes sharp aim at its 18th century targets: royal despots, class differences, gender, race, pointless optimism... It's fascinating how current so much of this is. Voltaire and Swi...

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Tak wiele książek, a tak mało czasu. rated it

10 years ago

text Zadig czyli Los. Powieść wschodnia

"Zadiga" czytało mi się lepiej niż osławionego "Kandyda", ale nie zmienia to faktu, że styl Woltera nie jest dla mnie - męczyłam tę powiastkę filozoficzną dłużej, niż można by się spodziewać po jej obszerności. Daję dość wysoką ocenę głównie ze względu na właściwie sympatyczne postacie (czego nie by...

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A girl and her books rated it

11 years ago

text Voltaire - Candide

First of all, I have to say it's not a bad book. It's actually pretty good if you like that kind of writing. Unfortunately, I don't. I guess I started to read it with high expectations, because every review I read said the book was amazing and it as going to change my way to see the world. That di...

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~Mairéad's Reading List~ rated it

11 years ago

text Micromegas (Syren)

***Read for University***Voltaire never ceases to fail me, review to come.

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Lost in Literature rated it

11 years ago

text Candide

One of the few books I was forced to read in college that I LOVED!!!

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