René Barjavel
Born January 24, 1911 · Died 24 November 1985
From Nyons, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · Nationality: France · Writes fiction and nonfiction
René Barjavel born in Nyons, France, the son of a baker. In 1914, while his father served in World War I, his mother ran the bakery, and he was left alone much of the time to discover the world through exploration and reading. His his mother died of sleeping sickness in 1922, when he was just 11 years old, and he was sent to boarding school in Nyons. In 1923, when his father was unable to pay the school's fees to continue his studies, he became the protegé of the school's director, Abel Boisselier, and accompanied him to the college in Cusset. During his stay there, which lasted until he ran out of funds in 1927, he continued to study literature. After leaving school, he worked worked several jobs, including as a real estate agent and a bank employee, until 1929 when he became a journalist in Progress Allier in Moulins.
In 1935, he met the publisher Robert Denoël, and he moved to Paris to work at Éditions Denoël. In 1936 he married Madeleine de Wattripont. While working at Denoël, he continued to work as a journalist for the weekly Le Merle Blanc, where he wrote film reviews. In 1939, he joined the war with Germany and was sent to the Pyrenees, but returned to Paris when the armistice was declared and Denoël re-opened his publishing house. During this time, his first novel, Roland, le chevalier plus fort que le lion (Roland, the Knight More Proud than the Lion) (1942), was published, with help from Denoël.
Books by René Barjavel in order
Books by René Barjavel in the order they were published, from Ashes, Ashes (1943) to Demain le Paradis (1986).
- 1Ashes, Ashes
Ashes, Ashes1943 - 2Cinema Totale
Cinema Totale1944 - 3Le voyageur imprudent
Le voyageur imprudent1944 - 4Tarendol
Tarendol1946 - 5Journal D'un Homme Simple
Journal D'un Homme Simple1951 - 6Jour du feu, roman
Jour du feu, roman1957 - 7La faim du tigre
La faim du tigre1966 - 8The Ice People
The Ice People1968 - 9Les chemins de Katmandou
Les chemins de Katmandou1969 - 10Les Années de la luneLes Années de la lune1972
- 11The Immortals
The Immortals1973 - 12Les dames à la licorne
Les dames à la licorne1974 - 13Les années de l'hommeLes années de l'homme1976
- 14Les fleurs, l'amour, la vie...
Les fleurs, l'amour, la vie...1978 - 15Lettre ouverte aux vivants qui veulent le resterLettre ouverte aux vivants qui veulent le rester1978
- 16La Charrette Bleue
La Charrette Bleue1980 - 17Une rose au paradis
Une rose au paradis1981 - 18La Tempête
La Tempête1982 - 19L' Enchanteur
L' Enchanteur1984 - 20La peau de César
La peau de César1985 - 21Demain le Paradis
Demain le Paradis1986 - 22Béni soit l'atome
Béni soit l'atome - 23Romans Extraordinaires
Romans Extraordinaires - 24Romans Merveilleux
Romans Merveilleux