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La Tempête

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La Tempête
First edition
AuthorRené Barjavel
PublisherÉditions Denoël
Publication date
10 September 1982
Pages280
ISBN2-207-22829-0

La Tempête ("the tempest") is a 1982 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It is set in a near future during a chemically induced world peace, and follows a woman and a man in Paris who must find a future for humanity.[1]

The narrative is inspired by the Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes.[2] The book was published on 10 September 1982 through éditions Denoël.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Zabus, Chantal (2002). Tempests after Shakespeare. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-312-29548-6.
  2. ^ "Lédicaces et épigraphes des livres de René Barjavel". Barjaweb (in French). Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  3. ^ "La Tempête" (in French). Éditions Denoël. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
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