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2[[caption-width-right:312:The statesmen live from day to day,every event surprize them, and the issues they try hard to solve are those from one or two days before, which they by the way didn't understand yet.]]
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4->''"An adult is just a child who started to rot"''
5-->-- '''René Barjavel'''
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7René Barjavel, born on January 24th, 1911 in Nyons, France, and died on November 24th, 1985 in Paris, was a French writer and journalist mainly known for his anticipation novels, where science-fiction and fantastic express the angst felt in front of a technology we don't control anymore.
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9Some redundant thematics of his work are: fall of the civilisation caused by too much science or war, eternal and indestructible love (Ashes, Ashes; The Immortals; The Ice People; Une Rose au paradis[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]).
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11His work is poetic, dream-like and sometimes philosophical.
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13He also wrote movie scripts, most notably the 1950s-1960s adaptations of ''Literature/DonCamillo'' starring Creator/{{Fernandel}} and Creator/GinoCervi.
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15A science-fiction novels writing contest in Lyon (France) bears his name.
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17!!Works by René Barjavel with pages on this wiki:
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19* 1943 : ''Literature/FutureTimesThree''
20* 1968 : ''Literature/TheIcePeople''
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23!!Other novels by René Barjavel include:
24[[index]]
25* 1934 : ''Colette à la recherche de l'amour'', Moulins. Conference text.[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
26* 1942 : ''Roland, le chevalier plus fier que le lion''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
27* 1943 : ''Ashes, Ashes''
28* 1946 : ''The Tragic Innocents''
29* 1948 : ''Le diable l'emporte''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
30* 1957 : ''Jour de feu''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
31* 1962 : ''Colomb de la lune''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
32* 1969 : ''Les Chemins de Katmandou''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
33* 1973 : ''The Immortals''
34* 1973 : ''Presses de la Cité'' (Maison de la Presse Price 1973)[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
35* 1974 : ''Les Dames à la licorne'' (with Olenka de Veer)[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
36* 1977 : ''Les Jours du monde'' (sequel to ''Les Dames à la Licorne'', with Olenka de Veer)[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
37* 1981 : ''Une rose au paradis''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
38* 1982 : ''La Tempête''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
39* 1984 : ''L'Enchanteur''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
40* 1985 : ''La Peau de César''[[note]]French name. English one wasn't found[[/note]]
41[[/index]]

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