Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 140 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Micromégas Produced by Carlo Traverso We thank the Bibliothèque Nationale de France that has made available the image files at www://gallica.bnf.fr, authorizing the preparation of the etext through OCR. "Micromégas" by Voltaire is a philosophical tale written during the early 18th century, a time marked by the Enlightenment. The story centers on themes of perspective, knowledge, and the nature of existence as seen through the eyes of an extraordinarily tall inhabitant of the Sirius star system and a diminutive being from Saturn. Through their journey, the book explores the absurdities and contradictions present in human behavior and belief. The narrative follows Micromégas, an inhabitant of Sirius, who travels to Saturn and ultimately to Earth, accompanied by a Saturnian philosopher. Their experiences reveal the stark differences in scale and the nature of beings across the universe, leading them to an encounter with humans. The travelers engage in profound discussions about existence, knowledge, and morality, prompting reflections on war, ignorance, and the folly of human pride. Ultimately, the story serves as a satirical critique of society, encouraging readers to reflect on their place in the cosmos and the often ridiculous nature of human conflicts over trivial matters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French fiction -- 18th century PQ Text Precursors of Science Fiction FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 77537 27334 2024-10-02T13:33:31.838463 2023-10-02T11:25:23.273838 text/html text/html 53006 2024-04-12T08:08:53 text/html 27327 2023-10-02T11:25:23.399840 text/html 154800 2024-10-02T13:33:34.251466 application/epub+zip 153426 2024-10-02T13:33:32.526499 application/epub+zip 113840 2024-10-02T13:33:32.179478 application/epub+zip 158165 2024-10-02T13:33:35.847465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147948 2024-10-02T13:33:34.015557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137532 2022-09-03T03:45:35.121270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68073 19786 2024-10-02T13:33:31.707497 2023-10-02T11:25:23.143837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48220 2024-04-12T08:08:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18860 2024-10-02T13:33:35.970442 application/rdf+xml 6120 2024-10-02T13:33:32.363471 image/jpeg 1334 2024-10-02T13:33:32.272469 image/jpeg 150911 2024-10-02T13:33:31.849486 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia