Micromegas

Micromegas

Voltaire (françois-marie arouet) Voltaire (françois-marie arouet)

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Micromégas is a 1752 novella by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. It is an early example in the literary genre of science fiction, and is a significant development in the history of literature. The tale recounts the visit to Earth of a being from a planet circling the star Sirius, and of his companion from the planet Saturn.
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Voltaire (françois-marie arouet)

Voltaire (françois-marie arouet)
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François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity—especially the Roman Catholic Church—as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, and was at constant risk from...More

Publish Date : 10 Aug 2020

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