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Zadig; or, The Book of Fate (French: Zadig ou la Destinée; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a Zoroastrian philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The story of Zadig is a fictional story. Voltaire does not attempt any historical accuracy.
Giuseppina Grassini as Zaire in Winter's 1805 opera based on Voltaire's play. Disappointed with the relative failure of his tragedy, Eriphyle, in March 1732, Voltaire began writing Zaïre in response to critics who had reproached him for not having love stories as the centrepieces of his plays. [5]
Zaire, [c] officially the Republic of Zaire, [d] was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa , it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria , and the 11th-largest country in the world from 1965 to 1997.
Zara is a feminine given name and a surname.. It is a spelling variant of the Arabic female name Zahra. [1] which means beautiful, radiant, and divine. [2]It is possible that the name has Hebrew origins in the word saraja, translating to sovereign, ruler, or a woman of high rank.
The surname Story (and its variant spelling Storey) is English, but Old Norse in origin. [1] The name originates from the Old Norse personal epithet “Stóri”, a derivative of “Storr” which means “large” or “big”. It has been established that the root of the name is “Storr”.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Zaire is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
The story behind Whoopi Goldberg’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in plays, I wanted a name that sounded more interesting. Caryn Johnson wasn’t ...
Zaire (name), includes a list of people with the given name or surname; Zaire (currency), the currency of Congo and later Zaire from 1967 to 1997; Zaire, a 1732 play by Voltaire; Zaïre. Revue Congolaise—Congoleesch Tijdschrift, Belgian African studies journal; Zaïre-FPAC, a decentralized Hema militant group