«Zadig, or The Fate, Oriental History» in Spanish with a Parallel Translation

Book Zadig, or The Fate, Oriental History (Zadig, ó El Destino, Historia Oriental) in Spanish
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Original title: 
Zadig, ó El Destino, Historia Oriental
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Language: 
Spanish
Difficulty: 
B1
Year: 
1747
Number of pages: 
58

This first philosophical novel by Voltaire was written in the spring months of 1747. The place of action is Babylon and nearby states. The main religion through which various "messages from above" are interpreted is Zoroastrianism. Zadig, an honest and kind young man, endowed with courage and wisdom, finds himself in various situations, from which he most often comes out alive thanks to the case of chance.