Voltaire
Candide, or Optimism: film and series adaptations
Watch the film, then read the book in the original language: knowing the story leaves all your attention for the language.
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VoltaireCandide, or OptimismRaised in a Westphalian castle, Candide learns from his tutor Pangloss that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Driven out for kissing Cunégonde, he passes through war, the Inquisition, the Lisbon earthquake and the colonies of the Americas. Each disaster…Read bilingually →