Queffélec, Henri
Entry updated 12 August 2018. Tagged: Author.
(1910-1992) French author, known mainly for novels about the sea, for which he became famous; of sf interest is a Near Future tale, Combat contre l'invisible (1958; trans Jonathan Griffin as Frontier of the Unknown 1960), set in a nuclear plant under construction, and examining with clear ironical intent his protagonist's faith that – despite upswelling conflicts – Reason will prevail, once the combatants stop to see it. [JC]
see also: Nuclear Energy.
Henri Queffélec
born Brest, Brittany, France: 29 January 1910
died Paris: 12 January 1992
works
- Combat contre l'invisible (Paris: Fayard, 1958) [binding unknown/]
- Frontier of the Unknown (London: Secker and Warburg, 1960) [trans by Jonathan Griffin of the above: hb/Victor Reinganum]
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