Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 236 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole L'Île Des Pingouins Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Island_(novel) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele_des_Pingouins Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Tonya Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "L'Île Des Pingouins" by Anatole France is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book presents a satirical exploration of the history and culture of the fictional inhabitants of an island populated by penguins. The story begins with the revered figure of Saint Maël, who embarks on a journey to convert the penguins to Christianity, only to inadvertently transform them into human beings. At the start of the novel, the protagonist Saint Maël, a devoted and compassionate monk, is introduced as he recounts his life, studies, and dedication to evangelizing the inhabitants of the island. The narrative humorously addresses his challenges, philosophical musings, and the complexities of weaving history, faith, and human nature through the eyes of both divine and mundane perspectives. Through witty dialogue and vivid imagery, the foundation is laid for what promises to be a rich and engaging exploration of identity, belief, and the consequences of well-meaning intentions. The opening instantly establishes a comedic tone, offering readers a glimpse into the absurdity that will likely unravel as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Satire Political fiction, French French fiction -- 20th century Penguins -- Fiction Civilization, Western -- Fiction France -- Civilization -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 587626 2025-07-04T06:10:35.723706 text/html 587447 2025-01-11T21:16:46.163031 text/html 292650 2025-07-04T06:10:43.507643 application/epub+zip 301654 2025-07-04T06:10:37.685647 application/epub+zip 301654 2025-07-04T06:10:36.494642 application/epub+zip 558803 2025-07-04T06:10:48.436678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502773 2025-07-04T06:10:42.642661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475525 2022-09-04T10:49:52.154741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539265 2025-07-04T06:10:35.294673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526373 2011-03-02T12:05:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19554 2025-07-04T06:10:48.570589 application/rdf+xml 13528 2025-07-04T06:10:36.984630 image/jpeg 3560 2025-07-04T06:10:36.738649 image/jpeg 206068 2011-03-02T12:06:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 285182 2025-07-04T06:10:35.770686 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia