ISBN: 9780554308661

Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault; 1844-1924. Member of the Académie Française. Awarded the Nobel Price for Literature in 1921.Penguin Island (1908) h… mais…

Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault; 1844-1924. Member of the Académie Française. Awarded the Nobel Price for Literature in 1921.Penguin Island (1908) has been called "the best social satire ever written" (Toni Ungerer). The story takes place in Antarctica, where a fictional penguin population mirrors the foibles of human beings. With the devil's help, a missionary arrives in Antartica and baptizes the local penguins. With God's help, he then turns them Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault; 1844-1924. Member of the Académie Française. Awarded the Nobel Price for Literature in 1921.Penguin Island (1908) has been called "the best social satire ever written" (Toni Ungerer). The story takes place in Antarctica, where a fictional penguin population mirrors the foibles of human beings. With the devil's help, a missionary arrives in Antartica and baptizes the local penguins. With God's help, he then turns them into human beings. As a result, the penguins must now try to figure out how to live together and create a civilization. They experience their own barbaric Ancient Times and Middle Ages, and in their efforts to create a modern age, they undergo social conflicts and devastating wars. Written in the spirit of rationalism and enlightenment, Penguin Island is a wickedly funny, incisive portrait of religious fanatacism. Books, Fiction~~General, Penguin-Island~~Anatole-France, , , , , , , , , , BiblioBazaar<

ISBN: 9780554308661

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced… mais…

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. Anatole France, Books, Fiction and Literature, Penguin Island Books>Fiction and Literature, BiblioLife<

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ISBN: 9780554308661

Hardback, [PU: BiblioLife], Called "the best social satire ever written" (Toni Ungerer), this story examines a fictional penguin population that mirrors the foibles of human beings and pr… mais…

Hardback, [PU: BiblioLife], Called "the best social satire ever written" (Toni Ungerer), this story examines a fictional penguin population that mirrors the foibles of human beings and provides a wickedly funny, incisive portrait of religious fanaticism., Classics<