Zadig

Zadig is a famous novel by Voltaire, of a philosophical cast,

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bearing upon life as in the hands of a destiny beyond our control.

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• Analysis, Plot overview (in French)

Novel: A novel (from French nouvelle, "new") is an extended fictional narrative in prose. Down into the 18th century, the word referred specifically to short fictions of love and intrigue as opposed to romances—epic-length works about love and adventures. Having become one of the major literary genr...

Voltaire: François-Marie Arouet (November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire (also called The Dictator of Letters), was a French Enlightenment writer, deist and philosopher....