by Voltaire · Libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782218747113
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«Zadig» is a philosophical tale by Voltaire, published by Hatier in 2004 in paperback (159 pages, in French).
Zadig, a young man of naive wisdom, lives in an imaginary Orient and experiences firsthand the flaws of men and the injustices of society. From his misfortunes, Voltaire offers a critical reflection on destiny, morality, and social organization.
The work was originally published in 1747 as «Zadig ou la Destinée». This complete-text edition belongs to the Classiques Hatier collection «Œuvres & thèmes» (no. 22), edited by Bénédicte Bonnet.
Edition with pedagogical apparatus designed for secondary-school French students and for readers wishing to approach Voltaire's thought.
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.
