René Barjavel

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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 France. He is best known as a science fiction author, whose work often involved the fall of civilisation due to technocratic hubris and the madness of war, but who also favoured themes emphasising the durability of love. René Barjavel wrote several novels with these themes, such as Ravage (translated as Ashes, ashes), Le Grand Secret, La Nuit des temps (…

  • Writing
  • Born 24 January 1911
  • Died 24 November 1985 (age 74)
  • Nyons, Drôme, France
  • 27 credits

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Most-watched René Barjavel films currently: Les Misérables (1958), How I Learned to Love Women (1966), The Little World of Don Camillo (1952), The Return of Don Camillo (1953), Love on the Riviera (1958).

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Selected TV credits: Apostrophes (1975), Samedi soir (1971), Le Grand Secret (1989), Tarendol (1980).

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