{"product_id":"2940169636703","title":"Penguin Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePenguin Island\u003c\/em\u003e is Anatole France¿s most searching and satirical novel. A humorous critique of customs and laws, rituals and rites, its subject is human nature, but its characters are penguins in the mythical land of Penguinia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the strutting penguins and their virtues and vices is not merely a burlesque allegory of French history, but a satire of the history of mankind. With gentle yet biting irony, France challenges the Spencerian belief in the ultimate perfectibility of man, though his irony reveals his sympathy for man¿s weaknesses and his need for social institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1908, \u003cem\u003ePenguin Island\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as Anatole France¿s masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104581009648,"sku":"2940169636703","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169636703_p0.jpg?v=1769898240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169636703","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}