by Voltaire · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253014928
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«Zadig et autres contes» is Voltaire's collection of philosophical tales, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche (paperback, 536 pages, in French).
Voltaire brings together several philosophical tales, such as 'Zadig ou la Destinée', 'Micromégas' and 'L'Ingénu'. With settings ranging from ancient Babylon to 18th-century France, he satirizes power, religious fanaticism and social hypocrisy. His protagonists face chance and injustice while the author defends reason and tolerance.
Zadig ou la Destinée was originally published in 1747. This Le Livre de Poche edition offers the complete text of the included stories.
Recommended for students of French and readers interested in the literature and thought of the Enlightenment.
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.
