Candide: Or Optimism[老实人:还是乐观]

作者 Francois Voltaire著Theo Cuffe译Chris Ware绘
出版社 Penguin Classics； Deluxe
出版时间 2005年10月
ISBN 9780143039426
定价 106.80

内容简介

OneofWesternliterature?smostgloriousandincisivesatires?nowinabrilliantnewtranslationwithaboldnewcoverbyChrisWareWithitsvibrantnewtranslation,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.