Candide (Voltaire's Classic Novel)
by Voltaire
About This Novel
This book is a classic philosophical satirical novel by the French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire, which focuses on the travels of the innocent young Candide. He initially believed in his teacher's optimistic philosophy that "the world is perfect and everything is good", but he experienced human suffering in exile, wars, disasters, and scams, and witnessed the absurdity and cruelty in Europe and America. With a humorous and playful writing style, the work mocks blind optimism, exposes feudal autocracy, religious hypocrisy and social injustice, and explores the ultimate propositions of fate, suffering and happiness. In the end, the protagonist points out the true meaning of life by "cultivating his own garden". It has both philosophical depth and literary interest. It is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation in enlightenment literature with great critical spirit and wisdom.
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