Le Voltaire 1694-1778 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Le Monde comme il va, vision de Babouc" by Voltaire is a philosophical tale published in 1748. The angel Ituriel sends Babouc, a Scythian, to observe the city of Persepolis and determine whether its corruption warrants divine punishment. As Babouc journeys through the city, he encounters contradictions at every turn—splendor and squalor, virtue and vice, wisdom and foolishness. His observations swing between disgust and admiration, challenging his judgments about what makes a society worthy of survival or destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Monde_comme_il_va Release date is 2004-02-01 This eBook was produced by Carlo Traverso Original publication data not identified French fiction -- 18th century PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5138 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5138 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133135.0 5138