Candide: Or Optimism[老实人:还是乐观]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Francois Voltaire 著；Theo Cuffe 译；Chris Ware 绘
• 出版社 Penguin Classics； Deluxe
• 出版时间 2005-10
• ISBN 9780143039426
• 定价 106.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 200页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

OneofWesternliterature?smostgloriousandincisivesatires?nowinabrilliantnewtranslationwithaboldnewcoverbyChrisWare

Withitsvibrantnewtranslation,perceptiveintroduction,andwittypackaging,thisneweditionofVoltaire?sirreverent,tragicomicmasterpiecebelongsinthehandsofeveryreaderponderingourassumptionsabouthumanbehaviorandourplaceintheworld.Candidetellsoftheoutrageousadventuresofthena?veCandide,whodoggedlybelievesthat?allisforthebest?evenwhenfacedwithinjustice,suffering,anddespair.Controversialandentertaining,Candideisabookthatisvitallyrelevanttodayinourworldpervadedby?asCandidewouldsay??themaniaforinsistingthatalliswellwhenallisbynomeanswell.?

ThisnewtranslationofoneofWesternliterature?smostglorioussatirestellsoftheoutrageousadventuresofthena?veCandide,whodoggedlybelievesthat?allisforthebest?evenwhenfacedwithinjustice,suffering,anddespair.

【作者简介】

Fran?ois-MarieArouet(1694?1778),whotookthenameVoltaire,wastheuniversalgeniusoftheEnlightenment.HewasbrieflycommittedtotheBastilleforhissatiresandlaterexiledtoEngland.TheoCuffetranslatedVoltaire?sMicromégasandOtherShortFictionsforPenguinClassics.MichaelWoodisStrautProfessorofEnglishatPrinceton.HisbooksincludeTheMagician?sDoubtandTheRoadtoDelphi.ChrisWare,oneofmanyartistswhoseworkhasappearedinRawmagazine,hasdrawnformanypublications,includingtheNewYorkTimesMagazine.Ware?smostwell-knownworkincludesJimmyCorrigan:TheSmartestKidonEarthandhisAcmeNoveltyLibraryseries.