Zadig the Babylonian

by Voltaire

Overview

There lived at Babylon, in the reign of King Moabdar, a young man named Zadig, of a good natural disposition, strengthened and improved by education. Though rich and young, he had learned to moderate his passions; he had nothing stiff or affected in his behavior, he did not pretend to examine every action by the strict rules of reason, but was always ready to make proper allowances for the weakness of mankind. This episodic tale revolves around Zadig's rivals, his one true love, and adventures he and his new wife experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479424320
Publisher:	A Voltaire Book
Publication date:	11/09/2016
Pages:	52
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)

About the Author

François-Marie Arouet (1694– 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.