Micromégas: Histoire philosophique
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Summary
A classic Enlightenment tale accompanied by 18 other pieces， including "Plato's Dream" and "Memnon" — all in a new translation。
Micromegas is a 650-year-old， 39-kilometer-high giant from the planet Sirius who can speak 1，000 languages and has been expelled from his homeland for writing a heretical tract。 On Saturn he befriends the local secretary of the Academy of Sciences—a comparative dwarf， being only two kilometers high—and the two decide to travel to earth together， where they will make startling discoveries about human nature。
Micromegas is a 650-year-old， 39-kilometer-high giant from the planet Sirius who can speak 1，000 languages and has been expelled from his homeland for writing a heretical tract。 On Saturn he befriends the local secretary of the Academy of Sciences—a comparative dwarf， being only two kilometers high—and the two decide to travel to earth together， where they will make startling discoveries about human nature。
Reviews
Holly
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This short book from 1752 is considered the first work of science fiction， which is why I wanted to read it。 It probably wouldn’t be considered all that creative compared to the sci-fi that is available today， but when you put it into context of the time period it was written， it’s really quite remarkable。 There are some interesting messages within this story， of which the blank book was my favorite。 It’s kind of a weird little story to be honest， but not in a bad way。 It’s worth the quick read。
Génesis Martinez
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3。5 stars， Micromegas fue la que más resalto para mi gusto
Ivan Krznaric
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Od svih novela koje se nalaze u ovoj zbirci， najviše me se dojmila novela Micromegas koja govori o daru， ali i prokletstvu koje je ljudski rod dobilo u obliku znanja i spoznaje。 Druga novela koja je na meni ostavila značajniji dojam jest "Babilonska princeza"， no ne toliko zbog kvalitete saržaja i ljepote zapisa， već zato što je to najduža od svih novela koje se mogu naći u ovoj zbirci。 Cijela zbirka prožeta je ironijom i nekakvim skrivenim porukama u kojima Voltaire kritizira svoje doba i， na t Od svih novela koje se nalaze u ovoj zbirci， najviše me se dojmila novela Micromegas koja govori o daru， ali i prokletstvu koje je ljudski rod dobilo u obliku znanja i spoznaje。 Druga novela koja je na meni ostavila značajniji dojam jest "Babilonska princeza"， no ne toliko zbog kvalitete saržaja i ljepote zapisa， već zato što je to najduža od svih novela koje se mogu naći u ovoj zbirci。 Cijela zbirka prožeta je ironijom i nekakvim skrivenim porukama u kojima Voltaire kritizira svoje doba i， na trenutka， ta ironije me dosta zamarala prilikom čitanja。 Nadalje， vrijedi spomenuti kako su dijelovi novela napisani vrlo duhovito i bili su mi izrazito smiješni。 。。。more
Babur
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This was quite an interesting read。
J Moxie
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I focus strictly on Voltaire “micromegas” my copy doesn’t have the other of which this is listed to have。 It is by far the least of my favorites of Voltaire。 But… it’s Voltaire so it’s not bad。
Para （wanderer）
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As with Candide， once again curiosity got the better of me。 The two stories that stand out from this collection to me are the titular Micromegas， an early sci-fi tale that fascinated me because of the combination of speculative elements and 18th century literary conventions （making it very different to modern sci-fi！）， and Women Submit Yourselves Unto Your Husbands， which is shockingly feminist for the standards of the era。 The rest contains the usual themes， religious intolerance， satire of 18t As with Candide， once again curiosity got the better of me。 The two stories that stand out from this collection to me are the titular Micromegas， an early sci-fi tale that fascinated me because of the combination of speculative elements and 18th century literary conventions （making it very different to modern sci-fi！）， and Women Submit Yourselves Unto Your Husbands， which is shockingly feminist for the standards of the era。 The rest contains the usual themes， religious intolerance， satire of 18th century French society， and so on。 Overall， a very interesting， often amusing， and very readable collection。 。。。more
selina
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me gustó， es bastante interesante
Meri Lancis
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I really enjoyed the concept and some of the meditations。 It also blew my mind how Voltaire conceived the universe for his time。 💫
Hannah
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3。5/5 Who doesn't love feeling small and insignificant？ 3。5/5 Who doesn't love feeling small and insignificant？ 。。。more
lakshmi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 🌟4/5Such a wonderful short story by Voltaire。 It really shows how small humans are and our insignificance。 I also liked how he was lightly poking fun of some of the philosophies of well known philosophers。 The end were Micromégas writes a philosophy book about the nature of things for the humans and it ended up being just blank pages was my favorite。
Isabelle reads a book a day because she has no friends
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I just adore this little story。 If I had read it years ago I probably would have been bored out of my mind， but after growing up （and taking a philosophy course） it was perfect。 Bursts with imagination and deep thought。
Emmie
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C’est un autre livre que j’ai lu pour le bac de français de première， en un jour。 Il est très rapide à lire mais il fait vraiment réfléchir。 Que se soit pour imaginer les personnages ou pour s’imaginer l’histoire。 Ce conte parle de tellement de sujets à la fois et les chapitres sont si différents。 Ce fut mon premier conte philosophique est je l’ai adoré。
Jeremy Maddux
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Not sure why a mind such as Voltaire's wasted his time writing this。 Not sure why a mind such as Voltaire's wasted his time writing this。 。。。more
Maggie
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These stories posed a number of interesting questions concerning societal standards， the morality of affairs， the role of high ranking officials both in the government and in church， as well as questioning everything we see as innate knowledge and questioning what we’ve been told our whole lives。 Voltaire’s critiques on the rich， organized religion， and government officials are still relevant 250+ years later！
Alessia
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"True happiness I have no where found; but certainly here it dwells" "True happiness I have no where found; but certainly here it dwells" 。。。more
gabriele
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"[。。。] é que， considerando a homens de cerca de cinco pés de altura， não fazemos， à face da Terra， maior figura do que faria， sobre uma bola de dez pés de circunferência， um animal que medisse a seiscentésima milésima parte de uma polegada。" "[。。。] é que， considerando a homens de cerca de cinco pés de altura， não fazemos， à face da Terra， maior figura do que faria， sobre uma bola de dez pés de circunferência， um animal que medisse a seiscentésima milésima parte de uma polegada。" 。。。more
Monica Jones
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love this story， very funny in parts
Lucie P
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This book was really nice to hear （I bought the audiobook）。 It was interesting and it made me think （I appreciate that）。 It was great to listen to the book before going to bed （it’s 1 am when I’m writing this）。 Nice experience :）
Greg Offner
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This was advertised as a book to read to fall asleep and it didn’t disappoint
Mark Rodríguez
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La vida de Voltaire fue siempre una agitada lucha contra la irracionalidad humana。 Sus cuentos son una crónica de esa batalla infranqueable donde la literatura se vuelve un laboratorio filosófico y un espacio para la crítica。 El autor expone las distintas ideologías de su tiempo y las reduce， con un humor ácido， al absurdo。 No por nada es Voltaire el heredero más acérrimo del erasmismo。 Por otro lado， Voltaire fue mejor fabulista que Erasmo。 Las tramas de sus relatos tienen una libertad tan gran La vida de Voltaire fue siempre una agitada lucha contra la irracionalidad humana。 Sus cuentos son una crónica de esa batalla infranqueable donde la literatura se vuelve un laboratorio filosófico y un espacio para la crítica。 El autor expone las distintas ideologías de su tiempo y las reduce， con un humor ácido， al absurdo。 No por nada es Voltaire el heredero más acérrimo del erasmismo。 Por otro lado， Voltaire fue mejor fabulista que Erasmo。 Las tramas de sus relatos tienen una libertad tan grande que incluso pueden llegar a parecer descuidadas。 La razón es que la anécdota de sus relatos es un pretexto para exponer una idea; y esa calidad de pretexto es la que le permite echar a volar la imaginación y explorar libremente las posibilidades de la ficción。 。。。more
Tiffany
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J'ai rien compris 😭😂 J'ai rien compris 😭😂 。。。more
Linda
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A tidy parable that shows greatness is always relative:Small men can become big， and big men are often very small。 A definite 'son' of Gulliver's Travels， and 'father' to Horton Hears A Who。 A tidy parable that shows greatness is always relative:Small men can become big， and big men are often very small。 A definite 'son' of Gulliver's Travels， and 'father' to Horton Hears A Who。 。。。more
Michelle
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Must be the earliest science fiction story。While philosophical and about men， it's quite interesting as just a story too。 And the book the Sirian gives man 。。。 well that was a perfect ending。 Must be the earliest science fiction story。While philosophical and about men， it's quite interesting as just a story too。 And the book the Sirian gives man 。。。 well that was a perfect ending。 。。。more
Syd Boyle
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This little tale， one of the first proper science fiction stories （some might argue it is more fantasy） has a humor and wit very characteristic of a Douglas Adams book。 He undoubtedly must have read it at some point。
Leonie。reads
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Sehr unterhaltsam， interessant und witzig！
Pips
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“our existence is a point， our lifespan an instant， our planet an atom。 Hardly do we begin to learn a little when death arrives， before we get any experience。 As for me， I do not dare make any plans。”A good short story that shows us how infinitely small we are and how ephemeral life is。 That amongst planets， commets and stars we are minuscule particles flying around in a not so big rock in a not so big galaxy。 Micromegas was funny， witty and a quick read for those who are interested on the point “our existence is a point， our lifespan an instant， our planet an atom。 Hardly do we begin to learn a little when death arrives， before we get any experience。 As for me， I do not dare make any plans。”A good short story that shows us how infinitely small we are and how ephemeral life is。 That amongst planets， commets and stars we are minuscule particles flying around in a not so big rock in a not so big galaxy。 Micromegas was funny， witty and a quick read for those who are interested on the point of life。Loved the message about knowledge and the meaning of life！ 。。。more
Hanaa Ali
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Very short stories but they are very strong and interesting all of them are about the power of wisdom
Oana
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Science fiction before science fiction was a thing。 Subtle philosophical ideas made enjoyable。
Bookaphore
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This quick read was full of little jewels。 I picked it up after hearing from it on @emmie。reads ‘s booktube channel （which I love！） and read it in about half an hour。 I’ve read a couple of Voltaire’s books by now and I have to say they’re growing on me。 I love how he fits so much into his stories and isn’t afraid of criticising what he deems criticisable！This book was based on philosophical ideas yet was also a science-fiction novella in the sense that it revolved around beings from other planet This quick read was full of little jewels。 I picked it up after hearing from it on @emmie。reads ‘s booktube channel （which I love！） and read it in about half an hour。 I’ve read a couple of Voltaire’s books by now and I have to say they’re growing on me。 I love how he fits so much into his stories and isn’t afraid of criticising what he deems criticisable！This book was based on philosophical ideas yet was also a science-fiction novella in the sense that it revolved around beings from other planets。 Not only that， it was also comical and incredibly thought-provoking。 And all that in less than 30 pages！This tale is about a giant called Micromegas who leaves his home， the star Sirius， after having been banished from it for heresy。 He travels from planet to planet， exploring the universe and soon arrives on Saturn where he meets a Saturnian philosopher。 Together they discuss the world， they discuss the soul， they discuss all and nothing， while navigating Saturn’s solar system。 Soon enough， they arrive on Earth。 And at first， they believe the planet is empty， not seeing any living beings。 Why？ Because we are too small…The concept Voltaire offers - that humans are fabulously small - is one I loved。 To suggest this to an 18th century audience is quite daring。 This seems to be a shift in thinking， a new suggestion is put forward， claiming the world is not only not geocentric but not “anthropocentric” （human-centred） either。 It truly makes us think about humanity， what we are and what use that has， if any。I found this satirical narrative very inspiring。 It sort of set me into relaxed-mode。 Realising that we are infinitely small in a world that is infinitely big， creates a feeling of peace。 We become aware of the insignificance of the stress we put ourselves through。 We appreciate the little and the huge because those too are boundlessly surrounded - in their own dimension - by other somethings。I quite enjoyed this little story and even more so the ideas it presented and the opportunities for deep ponderings that it furnished。 I’d recommend it if you want a fun， fast-paced read that will get your philosophical wheels spinning！ 。。。more
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