France, Anatole 1844-1924 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Penguin Island" by Anatole France is a satirical novel published in 1908. When a nearly blind monk mistakes great auks for humans and baptizes them, Heaven must resolve the dilemma by transforming the birds into people. What follows is a sweeping fictional history of Penguinia that mirrors France and Western Europe, spanning from the Dark Ages through modernity and beyond. France lampoons the Dreyfus affair, the origins of religion, property, and law, and human nature itself in this biting commentary on civilization's follies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Island_(novel) Release date is 2006-02-26 Aaron Cannon and David Widger Original publication data not identified Satire Penguins -- Fiction Civilization, Western -- Fiction France -- Civilization -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1930 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1930 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133051.0 1930