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Candide is an innocent young nobleman who leads an idyllic, sheltered life andhas adopted the optimistic mindset promoted by his tutor Dr Pangloss. But aftercommitting an indiscretion and being expelled from his family home, Candidefi nds himself on a journey that will take him to Portugal, Argentina, Britain andTurkey and expose him to torture, war, shipwreck and natural disasters, leadinghim to question whether he is really living in the best of possible worlds.Published in 1759, when it became a best-seller and stirred up much controversy,Candide is an exhilarating picaresque romp and a biting satire by one of theEnlightenments major fi gures that still resonates to this day.

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