
Zadig; Or, The Book of Fate
by Voltaire
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About This Book
" Qu'il est dangereux de se mettre à la fenêtre et qu'il est difficile d'être heureux dans cette vie ! " Ainsi soupire Zadig, jeune Babylonien, devenu favori du roi et promis à une enviable destinée. Pour être tombé amoureux de la reine Astarté, le voilà obligé de fuir, rendu à la condition d'esclave, victime des brigands, des fanatiques religieux, en butte aux pires catastrophes... Mais à travers ce cheminement capricieux, la Providence veille et l'homme est à sa place. C'est aussi ce que découvre cet habitant de Sirius qui, à l'aide d'un rayon de soleil, parcourt la Voie lactée. Quelle surpr...
Chapters (81)
- ZADIG;
- Book of Fate.
- CHAP. I.
- The Blind Eye.
- CHAP. II.
- The Nose.
- CHAP. III.
- The Dog and the Horse.
- CHAP. IV.
- The envious Man.
- CHAP. V.
- The Force of Generosity.
- CHAP. VI.
- The Judgments.
- CHAP. VII.
- The Force of Jealousy.
- CHAP. VIII.
- The Thrash’d Wife.
- CHAP. IX.
- The Captive.
- CHAP. X.
- The Funeral Pile.
- CHAP. XI.
- The Evening’s Entertainment.
- CHAP. XII.
- The Rendezvous.
- CHAP. XIII.
- The Free-booter.
- CHAP. XIV.
- The Fisherman.
- CHAP. XV.
- The Basilisk.
- CHAP. XVI.
- The Tournaments.
- CHAP. XVII.
- The Hermit.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- The Ænigmas, or Riddles.
- [i]
- [ii]
- [vii]
- [ix]
- [xi]
- [xii]
- [1]
- [12]
- [13]
- [26]
- [28]
- [33]
- [35]
- [36]
- [46]
- [50]
- [53]
- [58]
- [60]
- [67]
- [68]
- [79]
- [100]
- [104]
- [107]
- [111]
- [127]
- [135]
- [146]
- [147]
- [154]
- [155]
- [166]
- [167]
- [186]
- [187]
- [195]
- [205]
- [208]
- [219]
- [225]
- [228]
- [230]
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