''Les Dames à la licorne'' ("the ladies with the unicorn") is a 1974 novel by the French writer
René Barjavel
René Barjavel (24 January 1911 – 24 November 1985) was a French author, journalist and critic who may have been the first to think of the grandfather paradox in time travel. He was born in Nyons, a town in the Drôme department in southeastern ...
and Irish astrologer Olenka de Veer. It is set in Ireland in the late 19th century and tells the story of five sisters who are connected to a medieval legend.
It was the basis for a 1982 television film with the same title, directed by Lazare Iglesis for
TF1.
See also
* ''
The Lady and the Unicorn
''The Lady and the Unicorn'' (french: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the style of ("thousand flowers") and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs (" cartoons") drawn in Par ...
''
* ''
Young Woman with Unicorn''
References
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1974 French novels
1974 science fiction novels
French novels adapted into films
Novels by René Barjavel
Novels set in Ireland
Novels set in the 19th century
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