Micrômegas

Episode 1 of the Voltaire falado podcast, hosted by Rodrigo Cassio Sola Veneziani, titled "Micrômegas" was published on July 11, 2020 and runs 46 minutes.

July 11, 2020 ·46m · Voltaire falado

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MIcrômegas é uma novela escrita em 1752 por François-Marie Arouet (vulgo Voltaire) e se parece com uma história que Douglas Adams teria escrito se tivesse nascido no século XVIII...

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MIcrômegas é uma novela escrita em 1752 por François-Marie Arouet (vulgo Voltaire) e se parece com uma história que Douglas Adams teria escrito se tivesse nascido no século XVIII...

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