Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Candide Or Optimism : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - FRANCOIS VOLTAIRE

Candide Or Optimism

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

By: FRANCOIS VOLTAIRE

Paperback | 25 October 2005

At a Glance

Paperback

$40.55

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.14 with

 or 

Available for Backorder. We will order this from our supplier however there isn't a current ETA.

With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new 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.'

  • A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front
  • Completely new translation and introduction
  • Amazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists
Industry Reviews
Winner of the 2012 Fifty Books/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers & Books

Winner of the 2014 Type Directors Club Communication Design Award

Praise for Penguin Drop Caps:

"[Penguin Drop Caps] convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuries-old tradition of beautiful lettering."
--Fast Company

"Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers.... Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections."
--Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

"The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of Great Expectations? Because they're beautiful objects. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische's fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Jane Austen's A (Pride and Prejudice) is formed by opulent peacock feathers and Charlotte Bronte's B (Jane Eyre) is surrounded by flames. The complete set forms a rainbow spectrum prettier than anything else on your bookshelf."
--Rex Bonomelli, The New York Times

"Drool-inducing."
--Flavorwire

"Classic reads in stunning covers--your book club will be dying."
--Redbook

You Can Find This Book In

FictionClassic FictionModern & Contemporary Fiction

Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

The Iliad : Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition - Homer

The Iliad

Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

Paperback

RRP $35.00

$31.75

The Art of War : Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition - Sun Tzu

The Art of War

Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

Paperback

RRP $32.99

$30.25

The Tale of Genji : Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition - Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

Paperback

RRP $55.00

$39.90

27%
OFF
The Dharma Bums : Penguin Classics - Jack Kerouac

The Dharma Bums

Penguin Classics

Paperback

$41.47

The Aeneid : Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition - Virgil

The Aeneid

Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition

Paperback

RRP $32.99

$30.25

This product is categorised by