Crainquebille is a novella by Anatole France, first published in 1903. The story centers around Jules Crainquebille, an elderly vegetable peddler in Paris who becomes entangled in the bureaucratic and judicial systems after a misunderstanding with the police. The plot begins when Crainquebille is wrongfully accused of insulting a police officer. Despite his innocence, he finds himself caught in a web of legal proceedings that expose the absurdities...