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Candide
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
This article is about Voltaire's satire. For other uses, see Candide (disambiguation).
The title-page of the 1759 edition published by Cramer in Geneva, which reads, "Candide, or Optimism, translated from German by Dr. Ralph."[1][2] | |
| Author | Voltaire |
|---|---|
| Original title | Candide, ou l'Optimisme |
| Language | French |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | 1759: Cramer, Marc-Michel Rey, Jean Nourse, Lambert, and others |
Publication date | January 1759[3][4] |
| Publication place | France |
Candide, ou l'Optimisme (kon-DEED,[5]French:[kɑ̃did]ⓘ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment,[6] first published in 1759.
The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947).[7] It begins with a yo