false 19380 221 Witty and caustic, <i>Candide</i> has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. In the story of the trials and travails of the youthful Candide, his mentor Dr. Pangloss, and a host of other characters, Voltaire mercilessly satirizes and exposes romance, science, philosophy, religion and government. 2833018 book 1759 Candide total:13856|5:3700|4:4970|3:3794|2:1060|1:332| 13856 52214 17590 940 5 14 false false Mon May 05 16:11:48 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 16:15:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 6 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 18 20:11:53 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 11:57:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:54:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 12:46:06 -0700 2009
Here's some pretty ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:14:25 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 16:34:05 -0800 2008 Why Bad Things Happen To Good People and it felt "right". This time around, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jan 01 13:37:20 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 14:13:22 -0800 2009 Candide so brilliant.

It's not the characters. Though, to be fair, the characters are remarkable. A hopeles...more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Sep 22 01:32:08 -0700 2008 Thu May 14 20:59:30 -0700 2009 _____________________

This is reminding me quite a lot of Tintin.
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Teaching it this week (for the 3rd time).

For plot summaries, see reviews below.

Does Candide falter? Yes: Voltaire turns his attention to the literary scene in Paris for 5-7 pages (which means: 5-7% of the book). We can laugh at Voltaire i...more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Sep 11 18:44:59 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 18:44:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:30:02 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:39:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 11:34:12 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 09:47:36 -0700 2008
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One of the very few books on the so called "philosophy" I've been able to digest. I've literally devoured Candide when I was 16. And then I've read it again, with double pleasure and double laughing.

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Pangloss enseignait la métaphysico-théologo-cosmolonigologie. Il prouvait admirablement qu'il n'y a point d'effet sans cause, et que, dans ce meilleur des mondes possibles, le château de monseigneur le baron était le ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 07:08:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 07:30:42 -0700 2009 more...]]>