Micromegas by Voltaire
THE CONVERSATION BETWEN MICROMEGAS AND THE INHABITANT OF SATURN
His excellency having laid himself down, and the secretary approached his nose: It must be confessed, said Micromegas, that nature is full of variety. Yes, replied the Saturnian, nature is like a parterre, whose flowers -- Pshaw cried the other, a truce with your parterres. It is, resumed the secretary, like an assembly of fair and brown women, whose dresses-- What a plague have I to do with your brunettes? said our traveler. Then it is like a gallery of pictures, the strokes of which-- Not at all, answered Micromegas, I tell you once for all, nature is like nature, and comparisons are odious.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782070321728 |
| ISBN 10 | 207032172X |
| Title | Micromegas |
| Author | Voltaire |
| Series | Folio Plus Classique Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gallimard |
| Year published | 2006-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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