by Robert Merle · Plon · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782259015271
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«Le jour ne se lève pas pour nous» is the novel by Robert Merle, published by Plon in paperback (245 pages, in French).
The work describes an ordinary patrol aboard a French nuclear missile-launching submarine. The crew remains submerged for weeks in a closed space without seeing daylight, aware of their nuclear deterrence mission. Merle combines documentary precision with dialogues and portraits to show the daily life of these sailors.
Robert Merle did research with stays in Île Longue and Brest, and interviewed the crews of the submarines Le Foudroyant and L'Inflexible. The first edition dates from 1986.
Suitable for readers of French fiction interested in military life, submarines, and the political background of nuclear deterrence.
Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Born in Rosewood, Kentucky, his songs' lyrics were often about the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs and recordings are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues", "I Am a Pilgrim", and "Dark as a Dungeon". He is best known today, though, for his unique guitar style, still called Travis picking by guitarists, as well as his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Travis picking is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb, while melodies are plucked by the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
