Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire's novel Zadig, or The Book of Fate skillfully weaves the story of its ancient Babylonian philosopher. Not trying for adherence to history, Voltaire's story is full of thinly veiled references to the social and political issues his own time. This appropriately philosophical work holds up human life as being led by destiny beyond our control. The moral transformations that take place within Zadig tell of overturning orthodoxy in religion and in metaphysical beliefs. After Candide, this is said by many to be Voltaire's greatest work.
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Zadig: Ou La Destinee (Petits Classiques)
June 2006, Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Mass Market Paperback
in French
2035832071 9782035832078
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Zadig: avec un tableau de concordances chronologiques, une notice littéraire, des notes explicatives, des questionnaires, des documents, des jugements une lecture thématique
1980, Hachette
in French
2010069951 9782010069956
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One of Voltaire's earliest tales, Zadig is set in the exotic East and is told in the comic spirit of Candide; L'Ingenu, written after Candide, is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his impressions of France
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