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1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 51 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Barnes & Noble classics.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Ahmed Rogers. |
| Summary |
Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide.
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Satire -- Fiction.
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Optimism -- Fiction.
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Life -- Fiction.
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Life -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Walsh, Lauren.
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Odle, Alan.
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May, Gita.
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Morley, Henry, 1822-1894.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Candide |
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Optimism |
| ISBN |
9781518986345 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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151898634X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12079392 |
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