CANDIDE AND OTHER SELECTED WRITINGS

Category Literature & Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-5520-848-4
Pages: 264 pages
Date: 5th December 2022

ABOUT THIS BOOK

French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire was famous for his wit and criticism of Christianity and slavery. This compilation stands as an epitome of the Enlightenment Era providing a range of stories, including one of his most famous satirical writings, Candide. Politically relevant, culturally significant and backed with his expertise in philosophical fiction, these stories take the reader through an experience to remember.
As the greatest French writer of all time, Voltaire’s oeuvre ranges from plays and poems to historical and scientific works. This intellectual capability drips down into the structural intricacies of his writings which have withstood the temporal and spatial boundaries

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Voltaire, pseudonym for François-Marie Arouet, was born on 21 November, 1694 in Paris. He is
regarded as one of the greatest French writers till date and a key figure in the European philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment. Through critical discourse, satire and wit, his work effectively propagates the idea of progress and commentary against State institutions. Voltaire was precociously talented as a poet. His most-known works included the fictitious Lettres philosophiques published in 1734 and the satirical novel Candide in 1759. He died on 30 May 1778 in Paris.