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The White Bull

Author
Voltaire
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
1 hour 12 minutes
ISBN
9781787368880
Published
14 January 2024
Imprint
Adelphi Press
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  • humour
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Voltaire's The White Bull unfolds a satirical tale exploring the absurdities of power and society. Through wit and humor, Voltaire critiques the flaws of human nature and institutions. This short narrative reflects Voltaire's timeless commentary on tyranny, corruption, and the pursuit of enlightenment. In a clever and entertaining style, 'The White Bull' invites readers to reflect on the follies of the world, offering a poignant satire that remains relevant across epochs.

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Voltaire (1694–1778) made French prose feel like a blade you could pocket. Candide moves too fast for consolation: earthquake, war, and a garden that is not a philosophy so much as a last useful sentence. The letters, the tales, the long public quarrel with superstition — they share one climate. Ridicule here is not decoration. It is how a mind stays free in a crowded century.

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