Among the greatest minds of the 18th
century, Voltaire´s witticism and keen intellect enabled him to become a
perennial philosophical and literary genius. His work was defined by
the sharp-edged social criticism, insightful knowledge and caustic
satire that earned him the hatred of the conservative institutions of
his time and the appraisal of the literary world. Candide is in no way
an exception to the rule.
