Read Banned Books: Candide

Tan book page with text reading 'CANDIDE, ou, L'OPTIMISME, TRADUIT DE L'ALLEMAND de Mr. le Docteur RALPH'. Below that text is a stylized bouquet, and below that a double horizontal line, and below that the text 'M D C C L I X'.'.
Title page of 1759 Geneva edition. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Title:Candide
Author:Voltaire
First published:1759

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Voltaire's biting satire of optimism skewered religion, philosophy, governments, and civil, military, and religious leaders. When first published in French in 1759, it drew condemnation from both church and state, but it also gained admiration by scholars, and is frequently taught in university classes today. More recent censorship of the book has tended to cite the sexual aspects of some of the many examples of misconduct and atrocities depicted in the book.

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