when was it published?
1759
Candide
' ( , ) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. 
laugh where we must be candid where we can UNANSWERABLE what is candide? It  is a French satire by Voltaire. what is its plotline? It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss; the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by his slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world.
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Candide [SEP] Introduction
' ( , ) is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism""' (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world.