by Anatole France · Edicomunicacion S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476726617
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«La isla de los pingüinos» is the satirical novel by Anatole France, published by Edicomunicación S.A. in paperback (254 pages, in Spanish).
In this fantastical satire, a celestial court turns penguins into men, and the new beings must build their civilization from scratch. With this allegory, Anatole France traces the history of France and the world with irony and acid humor, offering a very unflattering view of human nature, with echoes of Rabelais and Voltaire.
Work originally published in 1908; this 1995 edition belongs to the Clásicos Universales collection. Includes translation and notes by Jorge Carrier and a prologue by Francesc L. Cardona.
Work recommended for readers interested in social satire and classic French literature.
Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".
