Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
The novella has been widely translated.
It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss.
The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide\'s slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardsh.
Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
The novella has been widely translated