by Voltaire · La Voz de Galicia, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497571845
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«Cándido ou O optimismo» is Voltaire's satirical novel, published by La Voz de Galicia in hardback (173 pages, in Galician).
Cándido, expelled from his home, travels the world and encounters all kinds of misfortunes that question the optimism of his master Pangloss. Voltaire composes a biting satire against society and religion, and through irony invites reflection on evil, freedom, and the need to cultivate our own garden.
Originally published in 1759. Galician edition from the Biblioteca Galega de Clásicos Universais collection by La Voz de Galicia.
For readers interested in philosophical satire and universal classics in Galician.
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.
