# Professor Obnubile — Penguin Island character guide

> Professor Obnubile in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The illustrious Professor Obnubile, Obnubile, Doctor Obnubile

**First appearance:** 0039-iii-the-journey-of-doctor-obnubile

## Who they are

A scholar who travels to Penguinia in the medieval period.

## In the story

### [The Journey of Doctor Obnubile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/iii-the-journey-of-doctor-obnubile)

The protagonist of the chapter, a learned Penguin who travels to New Atlantis to study the spirit of the people, only to become disillusioned by their industrial wars.

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