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Niourk
''Niourk'' (published 1957) is a science fiction novel by the French writer Stefan Wul. It first appeared as one of the Fleuve Noir "Anticipation" novels, a series published in France since 1951 which reflected the authors' attitudes towards the supposed post war rise of a "technocracy" in the country. Plot It presents a future in which Earth is deserted and only small bands of hunter-gatherer tribes exist, and live on paleolithic level. The name of the novel, "Niourk", comes from the pronunciation of the name of New York City. The "Black Child" lives with his tribe in the dry bottom of the Caribbean Sea, Cuba and Haiti are mountain ranges. Considered a mutant because of his skin colour he is sentenced to die by the tribal shaman when the shaman has returned from his pilgrimage to the city of the gods. When the shaman does not come back the child defies taboo and follows the shaman's route into the ruins of an abandoned city. There he comes into contact with pre-apocalyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niourk
''Niourk'' (published 1957) is a science fiction novel by the French writer Stefan Wul. It first appeared as one of the Fleuve Noir "Anticipation" novels, a series published in France since 1951 which reflected the authors' attitudes towards the supposed post war rise of a "technocracy" in the country. Plot It presents a future in which Earth is deserted and only small bands of hunter-gatherer tribes exist, and live on paleolithic level. The name of the novel, "Niourk", comes from the pronunciation of the name of New York City. The "Black Child" lives with his tribe in the dry bottom of the Caribbean Sea, Cuba and Haiti are mountain ranges. Considered a mutant because of his skin colour he is sentenced to die by the tribal shaman when the shaman has returned from his pilgrimage to the city of the gods. When the shaman does not come back the child defies taboo and follows the shaman's route into the ruins of an abandoned city. There he comes into contact with pre-apocalyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Wul
Stefan Wul was the ''nom de plume'' of the French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault (27 March 1922 – 26 November 2003), born in Paris. Biography He was a dental surgeon, but science fiction was his real passion. Most of his books reflect that, showing a deep knowledge of scientific data. Pairault retired from dental surgery in 1989, but remained active in the French science fiction scene. He published eleven novels between 1956 and 1959 and a twelfth in 1977. One of them, ''Le Temple du Passé'' (1957), was translated into English, as ''The Temple of the Past'' in 1973. His fame outside of French-speaking countries is due to the animated adaptations of two of his novels by the animator and film director René Laloux. ''Oms en série'', which Laloux filmed in 1973, was translated into English in 2010 and published under the title ''Fantastic Planet''. Bibliography * '' Retour à zéro'' (''Back to Zero'', 1956) * '' Niourk'' (1957) * '' Rayons pour Sidar'' (''Rays for Sida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleuve Noir Anticipation
''Fleuve Noir Anticipation'' was a science fiction collection by Fleuve Noir, a French publishing company, which encompassed 2001 novels published from 1951 to 1997. Aimed at a broad audience, ''Fleuve Noir Anticipation'' was originally conceived to publish books addressing the rumored rise of technocracy in the French Fourth Republic; but later focused on space opera and topics of popular interest. The imprint exerted great influence on French science fiction and launched the career of several noted French writers including Stefan Wul, Kurt Steiner, Louis Thirion, Doris and Jean-Louis Le May, Richard Bessière, Jimmy Guieu and B. R. Bruss. History ''Fleuve Noir Anticipation'' was launched in September 1951. It consisted of paperback books sold at a low price but distinguished by sophisticated cover art by René Brantonne. Topics followed the tastes of the period, with more than half of the titles published in the 1950s and 60s belonging to the space opera genre. Fleuve no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Vatine
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver (given name), Oliver. It may refer to: * Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Olivier (surname), a list of people * Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery *Olivier, Louisiana, a rural populated place in the United States * Olivier (crater), on the Moon * Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine * Olivier (novel), ''Olivier'' (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras * The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre * The Laurence Olivier Awards, a theatrical award * Olivier (comics), a foe of The Punisher See also * ''Olivier, Olivier'', a 1992 drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-apocalyptic Novels
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astronomical, such as an impact event; destructive, such as nuclear holocaust or resource depletion; medical, such as a pandemic, whether natural or human-caused; end time, such as the Last Judgment, Second Coming or Ragnarök; or more imaginative, such as a zombie apocalypse, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics or alien invasion. The story may involve attempts to prevent an apocalypse event, deal with the impact and consequences of the event itself, or it may be post-apocalyptic, set after the event. The time may be directly after the catastrophe, focusing on the psychology of survivors, the way to keep the human race alive and together as one, or considerably later, often including that the existence of pre-catastrophe civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Science Fiction Novels
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Science Fiction Novels
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
