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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]

    AuthorVoltaire
    Original titleCandide, ou l'Optimisme
    LanguageFrench
    Genre
    Publisher1759: Cramer, Marc-Michel Rey, Jean Nourse, Lambert, and others

    Publication date

    		January 1759[3][4]
    Publication placeFrance

    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