Title: Zadig, ou, La Destinée: Histoire Orientale

Title: Zadig, ou, La Destinée: Histoire Orientale Title Record # 1228194
Author: Voltaire
Date: 1748-09-10
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-FR
Language: French

Note: Word count (from Project Gutenberg) = 31,037, hence a novella, even though it's often referred to as a novel.

Synopsis: A "fantasy" (in a traditional sense) about the adventures of a character in a non-historical interpretation of ancient Babylon. Not really alternative history, but it is borderline speculative fiction because the hero is visited by the angel Jesrad, who helps direct Zadig's life.

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Year	Title
1748	Zadig ou la Destinée: Histoire orientale
2014	Zadig ou la Destinée

Year	Language	Title
1749	English	Zadig; or, The Book of Fate: An Oriental History
1778^ⓘTranslated by T. Smollett, M. D. and T. Francklin, A. M.	English	Zadig; or, The Book of Fate: An Oriental History [as by M. de Voltaire]
1794^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands	English	Zadig; or, Fate [as by M. de Voltaire]
1885^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands Same translation as the 1794 translation credited to M. de Voltaire.	English	Zadig; or, Fate
1893^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands	English	Zadig; or, Fate
1908	English	Zadig the Babylonian [as by François Marie Arouet de Voltaire]
1923^ⓘTranslated by H. I. Woolf	English	Zadig; or, Destiny: Oriental Story
1928^ⓘTranslated by R. Bruce Boswell	English	Zadig
1931^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands	English	Zadig; or, Fate
1937^ⓘTranslated by T. Smolett revised by James Thornton.	English	Zadig
1945^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands and abridged to short story length.	English	Zadig
1952	English	The History of Zadig, or, Destiny
1959^ⓘTranslated by Sergiu Dan and Al. Philippide	Romanian	Zadig sau Destinul
1961^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Donald%20M.%20Frame&type=Name&mode=exact">Donald M. Frame</a>	English	Zadig
1962^ⓘTranslated by Tobias George Smollett	English	Zadig
1966	English	Zadig

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Zadig, ou, La Destinée: Histoire Orientale	1748-09-10	Voltaire	Leseur			ix+ 195	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
Romans et contes de Voltaire I	1934-10-15	Voltaire	Horizons de France			vi+ 356	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Zadig ou la Destinée	2016-02-00	Voltaire	Nathan (Carrés classiques #88)	978-2-09-188548-3	€2.99^?€: Euro	165	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	chap	John Frederick Lewis
Zadig / Candide / Micromégas	date unknown	Voltaire	C. Marpon et E. Flammarion (Auteurs célèbres #100)		F0.60^?F: French frank	243	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll

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