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René Barjavel

French writer (1911-1985) · France · Writers · Died at 74

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René Barjavel 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.

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Prix Claude-Farrère1975
Prix des Libraires1969

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René Barjavel 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.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1985 · aged 74

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