by Robert Merle · Editions Flammarion · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070377794
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«Un animal doué de raison» is the science fiction novel by Robert Merle, published by Editions Flammarion in paperback (505 pages, in French).
Doctor Sevilla and his team manage to teach English to a pair of dolphins, Bi and Fa. During the Cold War, the US government wants to use the animals for military purposes, which could trigger World War III. The novel reflects on animal intelligence and the relationship between humans and other species.
The work was originally published in 1967; this French edition appeared on 14 November 1986.
Suitable for readers interested in classic science fiction, thrillers and stories featuring animals.
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.
