Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate by Voltaire
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"Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate" by Voltaire is a philosophical novella published in 1747. It follows Zadig, a Babylonian philosopher whose life swings wildly between fortune and misfortune. From lost loves and false accusations to royal favor and forced slavery, Zadig experiences life's unpredictability firsthand. His journey through ancient Babylonia and Egypt raises timeless questions about destiny, justice, and whether humans control their fate. This celebrated Enlightenment work explores how nothing
is simply good or bad without comparison, challenging readers to reconsider the nature of fortune itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Title | Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadig |
| Credits |
Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Cosma Shalizi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Manners and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | French literature -- 18th century |
| Subject | Political fiction, French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18972 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-18972-7 |
| Release Date | Aug 3, 2006 |
| Last Update | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1477 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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