{"product_id":"candide-1","title":"Candide","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new, beautifully laid-out, easy-to-read edition of Voltaire's Candide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCandide is Voltaire's 1759 satirical masterpiece, wreaking havoc on the excesses of 18th century French Enlightenment culture. The story begins with our protagonist Candide, a young man living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. This idyllic life is abruptly interrupted, however, by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrançois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and his advocacy for freedom of speech and religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089760301311,"sku":"*R0048154*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/1025693482575.jpg?v=1769115295","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/candide-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}