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La Defense De Mon Oncle Contre Ses Infames Persecuteurs (1767)

AUTHOR Voltaire
PUBLISHER Kessinger Publishing (09/10/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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La Dfense de mon oncle contre ses infmes perscuteurs est un ouvrage de l'crivain franais Voltaire, publi en 1767. Dans ce livre, Voltaire raconte l'histoire d'un oncle qui est injustement perscut par des individus malveillants. L'auteur utilise cette histoire pour dnoncer les injustices et les abus de pouvoir qui existent dans la socit de son temps. Voltaire utilise galement ce livre pour dfendre ses propres ides et ses convictions philosophiques, notamment en ce qui concerne la libert de pense et la tolrance religieuse. La Dfense de mon oncle contre ses infmes perscuteurs est un livre important de la littrature franaise du XVIIIe sicle, qui tmoigne de l'engagement de Voltaire en faveur de la libert et de la justice.This Book Is In French.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13: 9781167461477
ISBN-10: 1167461479
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: French
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Page Count: 110
Carton Quantity: 82
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.23 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 0.35 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Literary Collections | European - French
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Literary Collections | Europe - France
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La Dfense de mon oncle contre ses infmes perscuteurs est un ouvrage de l'crivain franais Voltaire, publi en 1767. Dans ce livre, Voltaire raconte l'histoire d'un oncle qui est injustement perscut par des individus malveillants. L'auteur utilise cette histoire pour dnoncer les injustices et les abus de pouvoir qui existent dans la socit de son temps. Voltaire utilise galement ce livre pour dfendre ses propres ides et ses convictions philosophiques, notamment en ce qui concerne la libert de pense et la tolrance religieuse. La Dfense de mon oncle contre ses infmes perscuteurs est un livre important de la littrature franaise du XVIIIe sicle, qui tmoigne de l'engagement de Voltaire en faveur de la libert et de la justice.This Book Is In French.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author: Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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