Penguin Island (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781163212738)

Penguin Island is a satirical novel written by French author Anatole France. The book is set on a fictional island inhabited by penguins who evolve into a human-like society over time. The story follows the penguins' evolution and their interactions with humans who visit the island. The novel is a critique of various aspects of society, including religion, politics, and education. It uses humor and satire to highlight the flaws and absurdities of these institutions. Throughout the book, the penguins struggle to understand and adapt to the human world while also facing their own internal conflicts. The story explores themes of identity, power, and the search for meaning in life. Penguin Island is considered a classic of French literature and has been adapted into various forms, including a play and an animated film.1909. Anatole France is the pen name of Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, French novelist, poet, critic and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. France spares no one in this satire about the the birth, life and death of the Penguin empire. Starting from the baptism of the Penguins by St. Mael (and the associated debates in Heaven about the divine status of penguins) through the founding and subsequent fall of the empire, this story pokes fun at the Church, military, courts and every political movement known to man. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Anatole France
ISBN-10: 1163212733
ISBN-13: 9781163212738
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d