{"product_id":"candide","title":"Candide by Voltaire (Rare books)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:a9077b5b-5505-4309-b160-fd62b204bd7f-39\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a9077b5b-5505-4309-b160-fd62b204bd7f-39\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:a9077b5b-5505-4309-b160-fd62b204bd7f-39\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-80\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1e20777c-4de0-4786-81b8-f6fdab99d6a0\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"obqri8\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"419\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCandide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a classic satirical novella that follows the adventures of Candide, a young and innocent man who is taught by his teacher Pangloss that they live in “the best of all possible worlds.” After being forced out of his sheltered life, Candide travels across Europe and the Americas, witnessing war, natural disasters, cruelty, corruption, greed, and human suffering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"943\"\u003eThrough these experiences, the novel sharply criticizes blind optimism, organized religion, political hypocrisy, and social injustice. Despite the dark events in the story, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eVoltaire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e uses humor, irony, and exaggerated situations to question philosophical ideas and challenge accepted beliefs of his time. The famous conclusion, “we must cultivate our garden,” suggests that practical work, personal responsibility, and realistic living are more valuable than abstract philosophical speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"5ufj0k\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"964\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eVoltaire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (1694–1778), born François-Marie Arouet, was one of the leading thinkers of the French Enlightenment. He was a writer, philosopher, historian, and social critic known for defending freedom of speech, religious tolerance, reason, and civil liberties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1653\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eVoltaire wrote plays, essays, histories, poems, and philosophical works, often criticizing political authority and religious intolerance through wit and satire. 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