Candide: Ou L'Optimisme

The quintessential Enlightenment novel, Candide follows the satirical adventures of its amiable but naive hero through 18th century Europe, Turkey, and South America, as he learns to cope realistically in the "best of all possible worlds" — in spite of his misguided reliance on the advice of the optimist Pangloss.

A classic work of French literature presented in a unique format:

• Full French text of the novel on the right-hand pages
• More than 700 challenging French vocabulary words highlighted throughout the text
• Deþnitions in English for each highlighted word or
• phrase on the left-hand pages
• 15 discussion questions to build reading comprehension skills

Candide: A Kaplan French Language Vocabulary-Building Novel is ideal for individuals who are trying to build their French vocabulary, and for students preparing for SAT Subject Test and AP French exams — as well as for readers who want extra help reading this classic story.

The quintessential Enlightenment novel, Candide follows the satirical adventures of its amiable but naive hero through 18th century Europe, Turkey, and South America, as he learns to cope realistically in the best of all possible worlds — in spite of his misguided reliance on the advice of the optimist Pangloss.

A classic work of French literature presented

in a unique format:

Full French text of the novel on the right-hand pages

More than 700 challenging French vocabulary words highlighted throughout the text

Denitions in English for each highlighted word or

phrase on the left-hand pages

15 discussion questions to build reading comprehension skills

Candide: A Kaplan French Language Vocabulary-Building Novel is ideal for individuals who are trying to build their French vocabulary, and for students preparing for SAT Subject Test and AP French exams — as well as for readers who want extra help reading this classic story.

Voltaire was the nom de plume of Francois Marie Arouet (1694-1778). One of the most famous French writers, his works embrace almost every branch of literature--poetry, drama, romance, history, philosophy, and science. The years between his birth and death overlapped those of famous early scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Edmund Halley, Joseph Priestly, and Benjamin Franklin. Voltaire's writings brought him fame and fortune, but also brought trouble. His advocacy of freedom of speech and religion, along with attacks on the Church and the French nobility, resulted in two prison terms in the Bastille and years of exile from France. Yet Voltaire's works eventually catalyzed the French Revolution, and secured his lasting memory as a hero of all the free world.