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Ah, France—the food. The wine. The style. From the City of Lights to the countryside, France is one of the most popular tourist destination spots in the world. But whether your French travel plans are on hold or you’re ready to take a virtual trip now, French literature is one of the best ways to get to know France’s fascinating history, people, and culture. Discover three centuries of the best French authors and their greatest works.
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Micromegas
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 59 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,217
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,210
If we were as tiny as ants to another being, what would they make of our philosophies? The great satirist Voltaire imagines alien visitors who have opinions. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world's most celebrated voices....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hilarious!
- By Sean on 05-16-20
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Micromegas
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 05-14-20
- Language: English
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Voltaire Collection
- Micromegas, Candide, and Zadig
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Arthur Rowan
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Voltaire Collection includes three of Voltaire's most notable works: Micromegas, Candide, and Zadig....
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Nice compilation
- By Margaret on 12-18-20
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Voltaire Collection
- Micromegas, Candide, and Zadig
- Narrated by: Arthur Rowan
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 10-29-20
- Language: English
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Candide
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Candide and his tutor Pangloss travel the globe trying to follow the philosophy "All is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds"....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Why the music?
- By MH on 02-23-17
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Candide
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 01-29-08
- Language: English
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Candide
- In an American Voice
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The legendary ironic insightful classic by Voltaire, considered the greatest artistic genius of his era. Introducing the legendary, best-of-all-possible-worlds Pangloss. A whirlwind trip around the globe with irony, wit, insight, genius, and more at each stop....
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Candide
- In an American Voice
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 03-24-22
- Language: English
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Candide (Gildan Media Edition)
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amusing, a favorite, well read
- By Philo on 02-24-12
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Candide (Gildan Media Edition)
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-16-10
- Language: English
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Candide ou l'optimisme
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Frédéric Chevaux
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Candide est un jeune garçon vivant au château du baron de Thunderten-tronckh qui se trouve en Westphalie. Il a pour maître Pangloss...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Story
- By Sereina Keller on 02-09-18
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Candide ou l'optimisme
- Narrated by: Frédéric Chevaux
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-18-14
- Language: French
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Candide (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Candide, the illegitimate nephew of a German baron and student of eternal optimist Pangloss, is living a simple and sheltered life in "the best of all possible worlds"....
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I never saw or expected anything close to this.
- By Mossias on 10-07-18
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Candide (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-22-17
- Language: English
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Candide ou l'Optimisme
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Alain Couchot
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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"Candide ou l'Optimisme" est un conte philosophique de Voltaire, considéré comme l'un de ses chefs d'œuvre...
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Candide ou l'Optimisme
- Narrated by: Alain Couchot
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-20-12
- Language: French
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100 Quotes by Voltaire
- Great Philosophers and Their Inspiring Thoughts
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Voltaire was a French writer famous for his wit and irony. They were his tools for launching vitriolic attacks on the established Catholic church...
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Katie Haigh
- By Harry S. on 02-02-18
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100 Quotes by Voltaire
- Great Philosophers and Their Inspiring Thoughts
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 03-04-16
- Language: English
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Easy French Poetry Readings: Classic Poems Readings
- By: Alfred de Musset, Charles Baudelaire, Jean de La Fontaine, and others
- Narrated by: Camille Chevalier-Karfis
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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In this audiobook, I read 33 classical French poems. The majority are read twice: once slowly - so you can repeat after me - and once faster...
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Easy French Poetry Readings: Classic Poems Readings
- Narrated by: Camille Chevalier-Karfis
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-14-16
- Language: English
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Philosophical Dictionary
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Preeminent French cynic and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) collected ideas and thoughts that were too short for pamphlets but worth saving for later development....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, too bad It's incomplete
- By Tom O'hayon on 03-17-17
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Philosophical Dictionary
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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Candide
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the age of enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure satire
- By chieftwidgit on 06-19-19
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Candide
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-15-19
- Language: English
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Candide, ou l'optimisme
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Lou Saintagne
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles : car enfin si vous n'aviez pas été chassé d'un beau château...
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5 out of 5 stars
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L'OPTIMISME PAR LE TROUCHEMENT DE L'ILLUSION
- By Cliente de Amazon on 04-23-22
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Candide, ou l'optimisme
- Narrated by: Lou Saintagne
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-19-16
- Language: French
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Dictionnaire philosophique
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Jacques Roland
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Après avoir échoué dans sa collaboration à l'Encyclopédie, Voltaire conçoit l'idée de condenser dans un seul ouvrage l'essentiel de ses pensées philosophiques.
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Dictionnaire philosophique
- Narrated by: Jacques Roland
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-17-13
- Language: French
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Candide (AudioGO Edition)
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Jack Davenport
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,410
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
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Candide, published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant best seller....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Guaranteed to keep you smiling if not LOL
- By Robert on 08-09-12
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Candide (AudioGO Edition)
- Narrated by: Jack Davenport
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-01-10
- Language: English
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Erzählungen 1: Die Welt, wie sie ist / Memnon oder Die menschliche Weisheit / Cosi-Sancta
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Das rebellierende Persönlichkeitswesen zeigte sich bereits in jungen Jahren bei Voltaire und er blieb seiner Linie ein Leben lang treu...
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Erzählungen 1: Die Welt, wie sie ist / Memnon oder Die menschliche Weisheit / Cosi-Sancta
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Series: Voltaire: Erzählungen, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 10-01-15
- Language: German
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Candide and Zadig
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Voltaire's razor-sharp satire on philosophical optimism, Candide, is coupled here with another of the author's most celebrated works, Zadig....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Erez on 10-10-08
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Candide and Zadig
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-28-08
- Language: English
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Traité sur la tolérance
- À l'occasion de la mort de Jean Calas
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Yannick Lopez
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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"De toutes les superstitions, la plus dangereuse, n'est-ce pas celle de haïr son prochain pour ses opinions..."
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Traité sur la tolérance
- À l'occasion de la mort de Jean Calas
- Narrated by: Yannick Lopez
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 02-06-20
- Language: French
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Candide
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 38
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From the satirical pen of one of France's greatest cynics comes the story of Candide - young, innocent...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Voltaire's Classic
- By Tobin on 09-09-04
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Candide
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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Candido
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Carlos Ramos
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Cándido figura a la cabeza de todas las novelas y cuentos de Voltaire como la pieza indiscutible del arte narrativo del Siglo de las Luces. Es...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Me ha decepcionado un poco aunque es divertido.
- By Juan Cano-Arribi Company on 03-27-22
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Candido
- Narrated by: Carlos Ramos
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-04-19
- Language: Spanish
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