# Zadig or the Book of Fate

An audiobook by Voltaire, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 47 min, English).

Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The author does not attempt any historical accuracy, and some of the problems Zadig faces are thinly disguised references to social and political problems of Voltaire's own day. The book is philosophical in nature, and presents human life as in the hands of a destiny beyond human control. It is a story of religious and metaphysical orthodoxy, both of which Voltaire challenges with his presentation of the moral revolution taking place in Zadig himself. Voltaire's skillful use of the literary devices of contradiction and juxtaposition are shown in beautiful form in this prose. Behind Candide, it is considered one of his most celebrated works.

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## Chapters

0. Front Matter (5:19): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_00_voltaire_64kb.mp3
1. Chapter 1 (9:33): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_01_voltaire_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter 2 (6:07): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_02_voltaire_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter 3 (13:18): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_03_voltaire_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter 4 (13:18): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_04_voltaire_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter 5 (6:34): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_05_voltaire_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter 6 (9:48): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_06_voltaire_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter 7 (13:48): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_07_voltaire_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter 8 (9:17): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_08_voltaire_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter 9 (9:20): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_09_voltaire_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter 10 (7:36): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_10_voltaire_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter 11 (12:06): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_11_voltaire_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter 12 (12:55): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_12_voltaire_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter 13 (10:59): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_13_voltaire_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter 14 (11:04): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_14_voltaire_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter 15 (30:58): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_15_voltaire_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter 16 (14:30): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_16_voltaire_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter 17 (18:54): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_17_voltaire_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter 18 (11:36): https://archive.org/download/zadig_0801_librivox/zadig_18_voltaire_64kb.mp3