How Long to Read Candide Voltaire

How Long Does it Take to Read Candide Voltaire?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Candide Voltaire by François-Marie Arouet Voltaire

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Candide, or, Optimism is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with optimism by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory. ) Fiction Fantasy humor satire novel mystery Candide) (Fiction-humour,Fiction-satire) (François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity as a whole, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state.

How long is Candide Voltaire?

Candide Voltaire by François-Marie Arouet Voltaire is 139 pages long, and a total of 36,001 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Candide Voltaire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 16 minutes to read Candide Voltaire aloud.

What Reading Level is Candide Voltaire?

Candide Voltaire is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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