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Candide
Candide
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best ; Candide: or, The Optimist ; and Candide: or, Optimism...

is a French satire by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire.

Candide may also refer to:
  • Candide (operetta)
    Candide (operetta)
    Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to...

    , an operetta by Leonard Bernstein

People with the given name

  • Candide Charkviani
    Candide Charkviani
    Candide Charkviani was Georgian party and government official, First secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia from 1938-1952. [1]-Early life:...

     (1907-1994), Soviet politician
  • Candide Rochefort
    Candide Rochefort
    Candide Rochefort was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec .-Early life:He was born on February 8, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and became a brick mason.-City politics:...

     (1904-1971), Quebec politician
  • Candide Thovex
    Candide Thovex
    Candide Thovex , is a French professional skier.- Biography :Thovex was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, and grew up in the village of La Clusaz. Thovex learned to ski in the Aravis region of the French Alps. La Clusaz is where his childhood friends and girlfriend live and where he perfected his big...

     (born 1982), French professional skier

Newspapers

  • Candide (newspaper)
    Candide (newspaper)
    -Blanquist Candide:Candide was a newspaper founded by Gustave Tridon and Auguste Blanqui on 3 May 1865. It appeared on Wednesday and Saturday every week, and cost 5 centimes...

    Any of three newspapers of France of the 19th and 20th century
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