Candide

Summary

Candide is a literary work^[1]. Candide has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Candide authored Voltaire^[3].
• Candide's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Candide's illustrator is recorded as Jean-Michel Moreau^[5].
• Candide's genre is bildungsroman^[6].
• Candide is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[7].
• Candide is part of Collection roman18 (MiMoText)^[8].
• Candide's Commons category is recorded as Candide (Voltaire)^[9].
• Candide's language of work or name is recorded as French^[10].
• Candide's country of origin is recorded as France^[11].
• Candide's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of France^[12].
• 1782 marks the founding of Candide^[13].
• Candide was published on 1759^[14].
• Candide's translator is recorded as Henrique Harguindey Banet^[15].
• Candide's characters is recorded as Candide^[16].
• Candide's characters is recorded as Cunégonde^[17].
• Candide's characters is recorded as Pangloss^[18].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Candide, ou l'optimisme^[19].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Q27534709^[20].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Candide, ou l’Optimisme^[21].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Kandyd^[22].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Cándido, o el optimismo^[23].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117279990^[24].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117281046^[25].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Q136468328^[26].
• Candide's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137531042^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Candide authored Voltaire^[3].

Publication

Candide was released on 1759^[14]. Candide's language of work or name is recorded as French^[10]. Candide's genre is bildungsroman^[6]. Part of include Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[7], a catalogue^[28] and Collection roman18 (MiMoText)^[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include best of all possible worlds^[29], 1755 Lisbon earthquake^[30], Portuguese Inquisition^[31], slavery^[32], war^[33], and philosophy^[34].

Why It Matters

Candide has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Candide is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]