In one work by this author, an alien from near Sirius tours Saturn and the Earth after writing a heretical book on bugs.
In one work by this author, an alien from near Sirius tours Saturn and the Earth after writing a heretical book on bugs. Another work by this author sees the titular philosopher succeed at a number of challenges and marry Astarte to become King of Babylon. In addition to Micromegas and Zadig, this author wrote a work in which a princess gets her buttock cut off and the protagonist travels to El Dorado before reuniting with friends in Constantinople, many of whom had started out in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh. For 10 points, name this French author who invented Cunegonde and the optimistic Dr. Pangloss in Candide.
In one work by this author, an alien from near Sirius tours Saturn and the Earth after writing a heretical book on bugs.
Voltaire [Accept Francois-Marie Arouet.]