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Micromegas

by Voltaire · 1752

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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.

Genre
science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thissocial issuessocial issuesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of this
Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 38 pages
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