Candide by Voltaire audiobook

Candide

By Voltaire
Read by Martyn Swain

Spoken Realms 9781513220642

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798874818616

  • ISBN: 9798874818609

  • ISBN: 9798874818623

Runtime: 3.69 Hours
Category: Fiction/Classics
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Pangloss would have been right at home in a post-truth, social media world. You can imagine the tweets, “I was hanged and survived #soggyrope,” or, “#nosyphilisnochocolate.” Candide, written in 1759, was never more relevant than today. Blind obeisance and denial, barbarous villainy, greed, and rapacity, are all in a day’s toil for the young Candide. And this is in the best of all possible worlds!

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“This audio version is an easy-to-swallow rendition in which narrator Martyn Swain seems to be having quite a good time telling the story. He mostly uses accents to portray the many characters, and his range of accents is impressive, including those of various British regions and classes, along with French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese…This is not a novel in the modern sense, but a rollicking fun story.” AudioFile

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Author

Author Bio: Voltaire

Author Bio: Voltaire

Voltaire (1694–1778), born François-Marie Arouet, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties. He produced works in almost every literary form, including poetry, novels, essays, plays, historical and scientific works, and over two thousand books and pamphlets.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Classics
Runtime: 3.69
Audience: Adult
Language: English