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Candide, a French satire (translated in English) first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. Fast paced and – far flung, the adventures of Candide are as incredible as he is credulous. Voltaire mercilessly parodies the doctrine of Optimism proposed by the philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.
Voltaire’s mordant satire of philosophy, religion, governments, the military and practically anything else you mention is as entertaining today as when the pages first rolled off the press back in 1759.