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Zadig

Author
Voltaire
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
2 hours 39 minutes
ISBN
9781787368897
Published
15 January 2024
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Philosophical Tale
  • Babylon
  • Fate
  • Human Resilience
  • Love
  • Betrayal
  • Irony
  • Wisdom
  • Morality
  • Adversity

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Voltaire's 'Zadig' is a philosophical tale of a young Babylonian navigating a tumultuous life. Zadig's journey unfolds through love, betrayal, and unforeseen events, offering insightful reflections on fate and human resilience. Voltaire's wit and irony illuminate the narrative, questioning conventional wisdom and moral ambiguity. 'Zadig' stands as a timeless exploration of life's uncertainties and the pursuit of wisdom in the face of adversity. Read in English, unabridged.

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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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