Candide: Or, Optimism
What:
Candide: Or, Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, Paperback)
Who:
By Francois Voltaire, introduction by Michael Wood
Where:
Metropolis and amazon.com
Voltaire was said to be polemic, which means he threw up after binge writing. He was also known for his sharp wit, philosophy and texts such as Candide: Or, Optimism, which is now available with a comic book cover by Chris Ware, who among other things guest edited the comic book issue of McSweeney’s.
To be honest, we actually haven’t read it, but after we finish this week’s Famous magazine we definitely intend to get stuck in.
This is a book we feel safe to judge by its cover.
Format: Book
Motivation: Pimp your coffee table
Keywords: Philosophy
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