![]() ![]() ![]() In the third work of this volume we have the story of its titular character, Zadig, an ancient Babylonian philosopher. In “Micromegas”, Voltaire crafts an early work of science fiction in which a 450 year old, 120,000 foot tall alien travels the universe ultimately discovering humans and their philosophies on earth. In the author’s best known work, “Candide”, we find the story of a man who has lived a sheltered comfortable life, but when he begins to travel the world he witnesses the pervasive hardships of the world, an experience that leads to his ultimate disillusionment with his previously held philosophy. ![]() Collected together here in “Candide and Other Stories” we have a collection of philosophical fiction by 18th century French author Voltaire. ![]()
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