Candide

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by Voltaire · 1759

A 1759 French satirical novella following Candide, a sheltered young man taught that he lives in the best of all possible worlds. After a series of disasters and encounters exposing war, cruelty, religious hypocrisy, and social injustice, Candide develops a more practical philosophy centered on cultivating his garden.

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