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Malevil
Malevil
Author: Robert Merle, Derek Coltman (Translator)
The story's events take place in rural France in the late twentieth century. The protagonist is Emanuel Comte, former school director, now turned farmer and landowner. He is also an owner of a tourist attraction -- an old castle called Malevil after the nearby village. Comte is highly motivated, well-respected person with a talent for diplom...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671216009
ISBN-10: 0671216007
Publication Date: 1973
Pages: 575
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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tish avatar reviewed Malevil on + 384 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
i have read this book several times. written in the mid-70's, it tells the tale of a post-nuclear Swiss Family Robinson
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Cattriona avatar reviewed Malevil on + 200 more book reviews
This is the story of a small group of people in France who survive a nuclear holocaust because they were in a wine cellar, protected by stone, when the bombs went off. The story is set in the 1970s, and some elements, particularly attitudes towards women, are dated, but it is otherwise an interesting and well-written tale of survival and starting over in a post-apocalyptic world. Recommended for fans of the PA genre.
tish avatar reviewed Malevil on + 384 more book reviews
i still have my original copy of this book that i read ever so long ago.
this book is about post end of the world,families and others.
please read it, it is just as important as it was years ago.
daylily avatar reviewed Malevil on + 52 more book reviews
an exciting and adventurious novel of possibilities in a new world after a nuclear holocost.
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Another excellent post-apocalypse book. A small group of people survive a nuclear war and begin rebuilding civilization outside a ruined castle in France. A really thorough exploration of how human communities form,how humans band together for survival, then lash out at others for the same reason. What do you do about the starving refugees who threaten your fragile food supply? How do leaders emerge, how do conflicts arise and resolve? Plenty of action and adventure, especially when the Malevil community, which is fairly open and democratic, confronts the totalitarian system that arises in a neighboring town. These nascent communities of survivors are the seed from which Earth will be repopulated and human society will be reborn. Which will prosper?


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