{"product_id":"candide-by-voltaire-paperback-very-good","title":"Candide by Voltaire Paperback VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback in Very Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new, beautifully laid-out, easy-to-read edition of Voltaire's Candide .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCandide is Voltaire's 1759 satirical masterpiece, wreaking havoc on the excesses of 18th century French Enlightenment culture. The story begins with our protagonist Candide, a young man living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This idyllic life is abruptly interrupted, however, by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey. This edition is based on the unattributed 1918 translation published in the U.S. by Boni \u0026amp; Liveright in 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrançois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire , was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and his advocacy for freedom of speech and religion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ex Libris Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48966769115363,"sku":"EXL002567","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/5675\/7951\/files\/s-l500-2026-05-15T125623.733.webp?v=1778864231","url":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismichigan.com\/products\/candide-by-voltaire-paperback-very-good","provider":"Ex Libris Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}