{"product_id":"candide","title":"Candide","description":"A new, beautifully laid-out, easy-to-read edition of Voltaire's Candide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandide is Voltaire's 1759 satirical masterpiece, wreaking havoc on the excesses of 18th century French Enlightenment culture. The story begins with our protagonist Candide, a young man living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This idyllic life is abruptly interrupted, however, by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey. This edition is based on the unattributed 1918 translation published in the U.S. by Boni \u0026amp; Liveright in 1918.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrançois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and his advocacy for freedom of speech and religion.","brand":"Majosta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286573629666,"sku":"MTO-2025-01-05-AZ-3-6.25","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_3_oAG5oVEhX.jpg?v=1767812785","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/candide","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}