by Voltaire · ISBN 9788439545453
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«Cándido o El optimismo» is Voltaire's philosophical novel, 119 pages, in Spanish.
A young man educated in metaphysical optimism by his mentor Pangloss is expelled from his comfortable life and, on a long journey, encounters wars, shipwrecks, the Inquisition and other calamities. With irony and satire, Voltaire questions the idea that we live in the best of all possible worlds and defends a practical attitude.
Work originally published in 1759; this Spanish edition has 119 pages and corresponds to ISBN 9788439545453.
For readers of philosophy and literary satire, as well as for anyone looking for classics of literature.
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
