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In the 1920s his writings were put on the Index of Forbidden Books of the Roman Catholic Church, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921. His books include:

• Penguin IslandPenguin Island is a satirical novel by Anatole France first published in 1908. The book details the history of the penguins and is written as a critique of human nature, and is also a robust satire on France's political history, including the Dreyfus affa, L'Île des Pingouins, a satireSatire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. In Celtic societies, it was thought a bard's satire could have phys in the form of a history book, one chapter of which was on the Dreyfus affairThe Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal which divided France for many years during the late 19th century. It centered on the 1894 treason conviction of Alfred Dreyfus a Jewish artillery officer in the French army. Dreyfus was, in fact, innocent: the co published in 19081908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue T.
• The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard, Le Crime de Sylvester Bonnard
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• The Human Tragedy, L'Humaine Tragedie
• The Queen Pedauque, La Rotisserie de la Reine Pedauque
• The Red Lily, Le Lys Rouge
• The Revolt of the Angels, La Revolte des Anges
• Crainquebille; Putois; Riquet; et Plusieurs Autres Recits Profitables
• Les Sept Femmes de la Barbe-Bleue et Autres Contes Merveilleux
• Monsieur Bergeret a Paris
• Sur la Pierre Blanche

1 Famous sayings

• "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
• "I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom."
• "If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

2 External links

• Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg PG was launched by Michael Hart in 1971 in order to provide a library, on what would later become the Internet, of free electronic versions (sometimes called e-texts) of physically existing books. The texts provided are mostly in the pub e-texts of some of Anatole France's works
• Anatole France Biography