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 | Candide (European Masterpieces Moliere & Co. French Classics) (French Edition) (European Masterpieces. Moliaere & Co. (Series). French Class) (7th Edition) by David A. Ross (Editor), Francois Voltaire Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 1-58977-038-2 / 1589770382 ISBN-13: 978-1-58977-038-6 / 9781589770386 Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism. Candide is a nave youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that "all is | |