Voltaire






Voltaire

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born
November 21, 1694

died
May 30, 1778

gender
male

place of birth
Paris, France

genre
Literature & Fiction, Politics


about this author

François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade.

Voltaire was a prolific writer, and produced works in almost every literary form, authoring plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, over 20,000 letters and over two thousand books and pamphlets.

He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Catholic Church dogma and the...more




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Candide Candide
by Voltaire
avg rating 3.74 — 10,624 ratings — published 1759
221 editions
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Candide and Other Stories Candide and Other Stories
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avg rating 3.90 — 523 ratings — published 1759
23 editions
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Candide, Zadig and Selected St... Candide, Zadig and Selected Stories
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avg rating 4.12 — 280 ratings — published 1961
16 editions
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Zadig/L'Ingenu Zadig/L'Ingenu
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avg rating 3.74 — 117 ratings — published 1767
2 editions
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The Portable Voltaire The Portable Voltaire
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avg rating 4.09 — 99 ratings — published 1977
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Philosophical Dictionary Philosophical Dictionary
by Voltaire
avg rating 4.10 — 94 ratings — published 1964
11 editions
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Letters on England Letters on England
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avg rating 3.69 — 75 ratings — published 1946
35 editions
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Micromegas and Other Short Fic... Micromegas and Other Short Fictions
by Voltaire
avg rating 4.00 — 45 ratings — published 1999
3 editions
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Zadig Zadig
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avg rating 3.58 — 40 ratings — published 1749
32 editions
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L'Ingenu L'Ingenu
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avg rating 3.51 — 35 ratings — published 1767
13 editions
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"Let us read and let us dance — two amusements that will never do any harm to the world."
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."
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