Candide
| AUTHOR | Hagen, Don; Voltaire |
| PUBLISHER | Gildan Media on Dreamscape Audio (04/26/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Audio (Compact Disc) |
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One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity, upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best. Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, dark humor and erratic, fantastical, fast-moving plot. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers and romance. Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. It was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naivete."
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ISBN-13:
9781520019666
ISBN-10:
1520019661
Binding:
CD-Audio (CD Standard Audio Format)
Content Language:
English
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Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
6.40 x 1.00 x 5.40 inches
Weight:
0.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Unabridged
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Classics
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
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One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunegonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity, upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best. Candide is characterized by its sarcastic tone, dark humor and erratic, fantastical, fast-moving plot. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers and romance. Candide has enjoyed both great success and great scandal. It was widely banned because it contained religious blasphemy, political sedition and intellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of naivete."
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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.
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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Narrated by:
Hagen, Don
Don Hagen, nine-time winner of the Peer Award for narration/voice-over, has been behind the microphone since fifth grade. He has been heard on a wide range of projects, from radio and television commercials to documentaries and audiobooks. In addition to his freelance voice work, Hagen is a member of the audiobook narration team at the Library of Congress. He lives in Washington, DC.
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