Le diable l'emporte

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First edition
Author René Barjavel
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Publisher Éditions Denoël
Publication date
1948
Pages310

Le diable l'emporte ("May the devil take him") is a 1948 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It revolves a future world war with devastating weapon technology, which forces the last surviving humans to live deep underground in a secret vault. The book has a pessimistic message about technology and celebrates the down-to-earth man and traditional farmer. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Belot, Robert (2015). L' Atome et la France: Aux origines de la technoscience française (in French). ISBN   978-2-7381-6481-0.
  2. "Le diable l'emporte". Culture SF (in French). Retrieved 2016-08-07.