Sadoul, Jacques
Entry updated 6 October 2023. Tagged: Author, Critic.
(1934-2013) French editor and author, one of the first editors to launch sf successfully in paperback form in France; he worked first with Éditions Opta and then with J'ai lu, where he founded the Science-fiction imprint and edited the Les Meilleurs Récits series of anthologies of stories translated from the US Pulp magazines. He was also a founder of the Prix Apollo (see Awards). Hier, l'an 2000: L'illustration de science fiction des années 30 (1973; trans as 2000 A.D.: Illustrations From the Golden Age of Science Fiction Pulps 1975), a book of sf Illustration compiled by Sadoul, mostly in black-and-white, presents a good selection of gaudy nostalgia but has no index. His Histoire de la science-fiction moderne, 1911-1971 ["Story of Modern SF"] (1973; 1975 2vols; rev 1984) [see Checklist for vts] is a lengthy and enthusiastic survey of the field, but has been upbraided for lacking critical analysis, having a pedestrian style and structure, and containing too many sweeping generalizations and personal prejudices. Two fantastic novels by Sadoul are La Passion selon Satan ["The Passion according to Satan"] (1960) and Le Jardin de la licorne ["The Garden of the Unicorn"] (1977). [MJ/PN]
Jacques Sadoul
born Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France: 5 March 1934
died Astaffort, Lot-et-Garonne, France: 18 January 2013
works
- La Passion selon Satan ["The Passion according to Satan"] (Paris: Éditions du Scorpion, 1960) [binding unknown/]
- Le Jardin de la licorne ["The Garden of the Unicorn"] (Paris: J-J Pauvert, 1977) [binding unknown/]
nonfiction
- Hier, l'an 2000: L'illustration de science fiction des années 30 (Paris: Éditions Denoël, 1973) [nonfiction: hb/]
- 2000 A.D.: Illustrations from the Golden Age of Science Fiction Pulps (Chicago, Illinois: Henry Regnery, 1975) [nonfiction: trans of the above: hb/Virgil Finlay]
- Histoire de la science-fiction moderne 1911-1971 ["Story of Modern SF"] (Paris: Albin Michel, 1973) [nonfiction: pb/photomontage]
- Histoire de la science-fiction moderne 1911-1975 (Paris: Paris: Éditions J'ai lu, 1975) [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: published in two volumes: pb/photomontage]
- Histoire de la science-fiction moderne 1911-1984 (Paris: Robert Laffont, 1984) [nonfiction: exp rev of the above: pb/]
- Histoire de la science-fiction moderne 1911-1975 (Paris: Paris: Éditions J'ai lu, 1975) [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: published in two volumes: pb/photomontage]
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