| Author: | Anatole France | ISBN: | 9781411444683 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | March 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anatole France |
| ISBN: | 9781411444683 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | March 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This 1908 satire of human nature and culture—including a famous episode inspired by the Dreyfus affair—concerns an island of great auks whose avian inhabitants, mistakenly baptized by a nearsighted missionary, are transformed into human beings by God, who is eager to rectify the embarrassing error.
This 1908 satire of human nature and culture—including a famous episode inspired by the Dreyfus affair—concerns an island of great auks whose avian inhabitants, mistakenly baptized by a nearsighted missionary, are transformed into human beings by God, who is eager to rectify the embarrassing error.
