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Roland C. Wagner
Roland C. Wagner (6 September 1960 – 5 August 2012) was a French writer of humorous science fiction. Since his professional debut in 1981, he had written around one hundred novellas and around fifty novels. He was the only writer to have received the Prix Rosny-Aîné seven times, as well as many other awards. Biography Roland Wagner was born in Bab El Oued, Algeria during the Algerian War of Independence. After the war, his family left Algeria like many ''Pieds-Noirs'' and settled in Clamart. Throughout his youth, Wagner was an avid reader of ''Fleuve Noir Anticipation'' and other science-fiction stories. He began writing his own stories at age 15. In 1981, he won the Prix Rosny-Aîné for his short story ''Faire-part''. He was killed in an automobile accident on 5 August 2012. Major works ''Histoire d'un futur'' ''Les Futurs Mystères de Paris'' ("The Future Mysteries of Paris") features a "transparent" (not exactly invisible) private detective. Starting with ''La Balle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland C
Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical Roland was military governor of the Breton March, responsible for defending Francia's frontier against the Bretons. His only historical attestation is in Einhard's ''Vita Karoli Magni'', which notes he was part of the Frankish rearguard killed in retribution by the Basques in Iberia at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The story of Roland's death at Roncevaux Pass was embellished in later medieval and Renaissance literature. The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French ''Chanson de Roland'' of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance poetry, the ''Orlando Innamorato'' and '' Orlando Furioso'' (by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Ludovico Ariosto respectively), are even f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
