Francois Voltaire

Broschiertes Buch

Candide

Or Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Illustrator: Ware, Chris / Übersetzer: Cuffe, Theo

Beschreibung

Tells of the adventures of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that all is for the best even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair.

Autor

Voltaire, was born in 1694. For twenty years Voltaire lived chiefly away from Paris. In this, his most prolific period, he wrote such satirical tales as "Zadig" (1747) and "Candide" (1759). He died in 1778. Theo Cuffe translated Voltaire's Micromégas and Other Short Fictions for Penguin Classics. Michael Wood is the writer and presenter of many critically acclaimed series on television, including In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great and its accompanying book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 144mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 224g
• ISBN-13: 9780143039426
• ISBN-10: 0143039423
• Artikelnr.: 22046679