{"product_id":"candide-or-optimism-penguin-classics","title":"Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics)","description":"Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece\n\nWith its vibrant translation and perceptive introduction, this edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that “all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by—as Candide would say—“the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.”\n\nPenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140455108\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0140455108.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Voltaire, Francois|Cuffe, Theo|Wood, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41657657950266,"sku":"DBV.0140455108.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0140455108-0.jpg?v=1789614145","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/candide-or-optimism-penguin-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}