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Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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- PublisherHachette
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 2011691699
- ISBN 13 9782011691699
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages223
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. HACHETTE EDUCATION. Il y avait en Vestphalie, dans le chteau de monsieur le baron de Thunder-ten-tronckh, un jeune garon appelé Candide. Il admirait beaucoup son précepteur Pangloss, théoricien de l'optimisme, et aimait secrtement sa cousine Cunégonde. Tout allait pour le mieux dans le meilleurs des mondes possibles .Mais, un jour, le jeune Candide, chassé de la baronnie grands coups de pieds dans le derrire , est jeté dans les turbulences d'un réel o la cruauté des hommes s'ajoute aux catastrophes naturelles.Voltaire promne ainsi son personnage naf la surface du globe. Sous sa plume incisive, Candide se fait des amis mais aussi des ennemis, retrouve Cunégonde puis la perd, devient riche et se fait voler Autant de déconvenues qui vont réveiller sa conscience, aiguiser son jugement, et nourrir notre propre réflexion.Cet ouvrage propose : le texte intégral, des notes explicatives, des questionnaires au fil du texte, un appareil pédagogique comprenant des bilans, des documents sur l'uvre et son auteur, ainsi qu'un parcours thématique. Seller Inventory # DADAX2011691699
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