Une rose au paradis
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Une rose au paradis is a science-fiction novel written by René Barjavel
, and first published in 1981.
Buried far beneath what used to be Paris
, the last members of the human race live in an automated shelter. They are Mr. and Mrs. Jonas, their twin teenage children Jim and Jil, and Mr. Gé, who is directly responsible for setting the bombs that entirely destroyed the surface of the planet and at the same time for saving the Jonas family, whom he hopes will repopulate the world once it is safe to go out. But innocent games lead the twins to unwittingly start the repopulation right then and there, putting in jeopardy the delicate air exchanges balance of the shelter. There are now too many people in the shelter, and Mrs. Jonas' family instincts activate - she pushes Mr Gé into 'the hole', where everything from food remains to clothes are processed and recycled.
Doing so, she accelerates the events so that soon there is only one choice left - die in the shelter, or try to reach the surface and hope the lethal radiation
s of the bombs have faded.
Another exploration of the themes of global destruction / salvation of a few number of people in a buried shelter as seen in La Nuit des temps
and Le diable l'emporte. Also, return of Mr. Gé, who was the same kind of all-powerful, ultra-rich visionary in Le diable l'emporte.
First published in 1981 by Les Presses de la Cité.
René Barjavel
René Barjavel 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...
, and first published in 1981.
Buried far beneath what used to be Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the last members of the human race live in an automated shelter. They are Mr. and Mrs. Jonas, their twin teenage children Jim and Jil, and Mr. Gé, who is directly responsible for setting the bombs that entirely destroyed the surface of the planet and at the same time for saving the Jonas family, whom he hopes will repopulate the world once it is safe to go out. But innocent games lead the twins to unwittingly start the repopulation right then and there, putting in jeopardy the delicate air exchanges balance of the shelter. There are now too many people in the shelter, and Mrs. Jonas' family instincts activate - she pushes Mr Gé into 'the hole', where everything from food remains to clothes are processed and recycled.
Doing so, she accelerates the events so that soon there is only one choice left - die in the shelter, or try to reach the surface and hope the lethal radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
s of the bombs have faded.
Another exploration of the themes of global destruction / salvation of a few number of people in a buried shelter as seen in La Nuit des temps
La Nuit des temps
The Ice People is a 1968 French science fiction novel by René Barjavel.-Plot:When a French expedition in Antarctica reveals the ruins of a 900,000 year old civilization, scientists from all over the world flock to the site to help explore and understand...
and Le diable l'emporte. Also, return of Mr. Gé, who was the same kind of all-powerful, ultra-rich visionary in Le diable l'emporte.
First published in 1981 by Les Presses de la Cité.