Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift · Enlightenment · Satirical fiction
Enlightenment · Satirical novella
Candide
by Voltaire. A naïve young man’s global disasters demolish easy optimism and conclude with the practical need to cultivate one’s garden.
- Date
- 1759
- Origin
- France
- Genre
- Satirical novella
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A naïve young man’s global disasters demolish easy optimism and conclude with the practical need to cultivate one’s garden.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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