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Candide begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds".
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Voltaire will always be regarded as the biggest name of recent literature, and perhaps throughout all the centuries. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Unabridged version of the classic French satire
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illus. By Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. This special edition of Voltaire's CANDIDE contains all of the original Rockwell Kent 110 illustrations including specially designed chapter heads. Good+ to very good condition with a good+ slipcase. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0. Seller Inventory # 01927
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent (illustrator). Facsimile. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. NY: Random House, 1975. Facsimile of the 1928 signed and limited edition, its 50th anniversary. 12 x 8 in. Tan cloth, gilt letters and design on red background. Book in near fine condition (tiny spot on rear cover), slipcase very good plus, some light soil spots. ISBN 0394499034; 12 x 8 inches; Unpaginated pages. Seller Inventory # 6960
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