Micromegas and Other Short Fictions

Author	: Francois Voltaire
Publisher	: Penguin UK
Total Pages	: 220
Release	: 2002-05-30
ISBN-10	: 9780141960692
ISBN-13	: 0141960698
Rating	: 4/5 (698 Downloads)

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Download or read book Micromegas and Other Short Fictions written by Francois Voltaire and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2002-05-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something between a tale and a polemic, these "fables of reason" are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Voltaire mingles rationality and fantasy.

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