Zadig

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Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.

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Zadig canonical 7
Zadig, ou la Destinée 2
Zadig (1747) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella
philosophical novella
satirical work
author Voltaire
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublicationPlace Paris
genre conte philosophique
philosophical fiction
satire
hasAdaptation comic adaptations
opera adaptations
theatrical adaptations
hasCharacter Astarté
linked to: Astarte

Hermes
Jesrad
King Moabdar
Sétoc
influenced Candide
influencedBy Leibnizian optimism
theodicy debates
literaryForm prose
literaryTechnique allegory
irony
parable-like episodes
mainCharacter Zadig
movement Enlightenment
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Zadig, ou la Destinée
linked to: Zadig
philosophicalContext Enlightenment philosophy
philosophicalIssue determinism
divine providence
free will
moral luck
publicationCentury 18th century
setting Babylon
ancient Mesopotamia
structure episodic narrative
targetOfSatire arbitrary power
judicial institutions
organized religion
superstition
theme fate
justice
providence
religious criticism
social satire
the nature of happiness
the problem of evil
virtue
workOf Voltaire

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Voltaire notableWork Zadig
Zadig originalTitle Zadig, ou la Destinée
linked to: Zadig
Zadig mainCharacter Zadig
King Moabdar appearsIn Zadig, or The Book of Fate
linked to: Zadig
King Moabdar appearsIn Zadig
King Moabdar partOfWork court of Babylon in Zadig
linked to: Zadig
King Moabdar firstPublishedInWork Zadig (1747)
linked to: Zadig
Jesrad appearsIn Zadig, ou la Destinée
linked to: Zadig
Jesrad appearsIn Zadig
Jesrad guides Zadig