penguin_island_ms_librivox Anatole France audio librivoxaudio audio_bookspoetry opensource_audio <a href="http://librivox.org/">LibriVox</a> recording of Penguin Island, by Anatole France. Read by Michael Sirois. This novel (original French title -- L'Île des Pingouins) is a satire on human nature. The first publication was in 1908. These penguins are mistaken for humans by the 97-year-old priest, Father Mael, because of his bad eyesight. He baptizes them, and once baptized, they have no choice but to become human. They take on human traits (build civilizations, go to war, etc.). The book is very funny and powerful. (Summary by Michael) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader visit <a href="http://librivox.org/">LibriVox.org</a>. 2007-05-30 2007 LibriVox; literature; audiobook; satire; france; penguins http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ 2007-05-31 02:11:51 info@librivox.org LibriVox Librivox recording of a public-domain text 2007-05-31 02:24:56 librivoxbooks