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Candide and Zadig

By: Voltaire
Narrated by: Neville Jason
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Voltaire's razor-sharp satire on philosophical optimism, Candide, is coupled here with another of the author's most celebrated works, Zadig. Both challenge the moral and philosophical orthodoxies of the day with humor and sly wit, while parodying the clichéd formulas of so many contemporary novels.

Candide traces the fortunes of its titular character, a staunch optimist who eventually becomes disillusioned by a series of hardships and misfortunes. Zadig likewise follows its main character Zadig, a Babylonian philosopher, as he is subjected to the whims of Fate and the machinations of those around him.

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With the misanthropic absurdism of Swift, and a deep discernment all his own, Voltaire stirs honey into the bitter dregs of existence and cloaks in satirical humour the naked absurdity of human society.

Written by the icon and undisputed master of the French Enlightenment, these two adventures are essential reading for anyone who has not yet read them. You will not regret beginning this book.

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