''La Tempête'' ("the tempest") is a 1982 novel by the French writer
René Barjavel
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 southeas ...
. It is set in a near future during a chemically induced
world peace
World peace is the concept of an ideal state of peace within and among all people and nations on Earth. Different cultures, religions, philosophies, and organizations have varying concepts on how such a state would come about.
Various relig ...
, and follows a woman and a man in Paris who must find a future for humanity.
The narrative is inspired by the Biblical story of
Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...
and
Holofernes
Holofernes (; ) was an invading Assyrian general in the Book of Judith, who was beheaded by Judith, who entered his camp and decapitated him while he was intoxicated.
Etymology
The name 'Holofernes' is derived from the Old Persian name , meanin ...
. The book was published on 10 September 1982 through
éditions Denoël.
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1982 French novels
1982 science fiction novels
French science fiction novels
Novels by René Barjavel
Novels set in Paris