# Crombile — Penguin Island character guide

> Crombile in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Victor Crombile

**First appearance:** 0061-i-madame-clarence-s-drawing-room

## Who they are

A minor character in social scenes.

## In the story

### [V: The Visire Cabinet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/v-the-visire-cabinet)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, a hardworking but uneasy man who refuses to see diplomatic agents.

### [IX: The Final Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/ix-the-final-consequences)

Minister of Foreign Affairs who reads an unintelligible declaration and later disappears into his work.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/endnotes)

Listed as Foreign Affairs in the ministry composition.

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