Micromégas and Other Short Fictions
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Somewhere between tales and polemics, these funny, ribald, and inventive pieces show Voltaire doing what he does best: brilliantly challenging received wisdom, religious intolerance, and na ve optimism. Traveling through strange environments, Voltaire's protagonists are educated, often by surprise, into the complexities and contradictions of their world. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Microm gas discovers a diminutive...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140446869
ISBN13:9780140446869
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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