by Robert Merle · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070374441
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«Malevil» is the post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Robert Merle, published by Folio in paperback (635 pages, in French).
After an explosion devastates the Earth, a group of survivors takes refuge in a medieval fortress called Malevil. They try to rebuild the community while facing internal tensions, ideological differences, and armed gangs coveting their supplies. The novel reflects on religion, politics, and leadership in a reborn society.
The novel was originally published in 1972. The present edition is from 1983; moreover, the work won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel in 1974.
For readers of post-apocalyptic science fiction and French literary fiction.
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.
