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René Barjavel

Writer / Journalist / Novelist / Screenwriter | * 01/24/1911 († 74, 11/24/1985) | Nyons (France)
René Barjavel (24 January 1911 – 24 November 1985) 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. René Barjavel wrote several novels with these themes, such as Ravage (translated as Ashes, ashes), Le Grand Secret, La Nuit des temps (translated as The Ice People), and Une rose au paradis. His writing is poetic, dreamy and sometimes philosophical. Some of his works have their roots in an empirical and poetic questioning of the existence of God (notably La Faim du tigre). He was also interested in the environmental heritage which we leave to future generations. Whilst his works are rarely taught in French schools, his books are very popular in France. Barjavel wrote Le Voyageur imprudent (1943), the first novel to present the famous Grandfather paradox of time travel: if one goes backwards in time and kills one of their ancestors before... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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TV Shows/Series with René Barjavel as Actor(2)

as himself1975 Apostrophes
as himself1971 Samedi soir

Movies with René Barjavel as Crew(21)

Writing/Novel1969 Katmandu
Writing/Dialogue1966 How I Learned to Love Women
Writing/Adaptation1963 Highway Pick-Up
Writing/Dialogue1963 Highway Pick-Up
Writing/Writer1960 The High Life
Writing/Screenplay1959 An Angel on Wheels
Writing/Screenplay1958 Toto in Paris
Writing/Story1958 Toto in Paris
Writing/Story1958 Love on the Riviera
Writing/Screenplay1958 Love on the Riviera
Writing/Writer1958 Les Misérables
Writing/Dialogue1957 The Man in the Raincoat
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Case of Dr. Laurent
Writing/Adaptation1956 The Terror with Women
Writing/Writer1956 Bold Adventure
Writing/Scenario Writer1955 Les chiffonniers d'Emmaüs
Writing/Writer1954 Nuits andalouses
Writing/Writer1954 Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
Writing/Screenplay1953 The Return of Don Camillo
Writing/Screenplay1952 Don Camillo

TV Shows/Series with René Barjavel as Crew(2)

Writing/Author1989 Le Grand Secret
Creator/Creator1980 Tarendol

Citizenship: France
Born: Tuesday, 01/24 1911 (January) in Nyons (France)
Died: Sunday, 11/24 1985 (November) in 14th arrondissement of Paris (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Employer: Le Journal du Dimanche, Je suis partout
Other names for René Barjavel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"René Henri Gustave Barjavel"
René Barjavel frequently works together with these people:
Julien Duvivier (12x, Crew)
Fernandel (4x, Actor)
Alberto Sordi (3x, Actor)
Gérard Philipe (3x, Actor)
Lucien Callamand (3x, Actor)
Roberto Cocco (3x, Crew)
Bernard Pivot (3x, Actor)
Maurice Cloche (3x, Crew)
Paul Bonifas (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1026822, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024