Born Francois-Marie Arouet in 1694, this celebrated playwright, poet, essayist, and philosopher reinvented himself as simply ...

The plot, typically presented in two acts (depending on the director), is based on Candide, ou L’Optimisme (1759), by François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name M. de Voltaire. The sharp ...

His professional name is his given middle name, which was the pen name of the famous French Enlightenment writer François-Marie Arouet. Voltaire is also an experienced animator and comic artist ...

The plot, typically presented in two acts (depending on the director), is based on “Candide, ou L’Optimisme” (1759), by François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name M. de Voltaire.