Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
“Candide,” by Voltaire. That kind of wit is timeless and apparently comes from drinking 40 cups of coffee a day. A true genius and ahead of his time.
You will lol.
Agree. "Candide" is a hoot.
A somewhat similar style used in poking holes in nationalistic pretentiousness is "The Good Soldier Svejk" by Jaroslaw Hasek. The ending is not really a finale as the author died before finishing it, but by then the reader can almost write a version of it himself.