Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe. He has published several academic articles analyzing science fiction and is a lifelong traveler to historical sites. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“recommend it...should be acquired by all libraries sporting even a modest collection of SF criticism and history...students of twentieth-century French cultural history simply must consult this work”—Extrapolation; “remarkable”—Science Fiction Studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by George Slusser      Introduction      One. Background      Two. The Moderates      F. Richard-Bessière      M.A. Rayjean      Kemmel      Chapter Summary      Three. The Extremist      Jimmy Guieu      Four. The Conservatives      Stefan Wul      Maurice Limat      Peter Randa      Kurt Steiner      Chapter Summary      Five. The Radicals      Jean-Gaston Vandel      B.R. Bruss      Chapter Summary      Six. A Last Word      Gilles D’argyre      Seven. Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe. He has published several academic articles analyzing science fiction and is a lifelong traveler to historical sites. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“recommend it...should be acquired by all libraries sporting even a modest collection of SF criticism and history...students of twentieth-century French cultural history simply must consult this work”—Extrapolation; “remarkable”—Science Fiction Studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by George Slusser      Introduction      One. Background      Two. The Moderates      F. Richard-Bessière      M.A. Rayjean      Kemmel      Chapter Summary      Three. The Extremist      Jimmy Guieu      Four. The Conservatives      Stefan Wul      Maurice Limat      Peter Randa      Kurt Steiner      Chapter Summary      Five. The Radicals      Jean-Gaston Vandel      B.R. Bruss      Chapter Summary      Six. A Last Word      Gilles D’argyre      Seven. Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe. He has published several academic articles analyzing science fiction and is a lifelong traveler to historical sites. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“recommend it...should be acquired by all libraries sporting even a modest collection of SF criticism and history...students of twentieth-century French cultural history simply must consult this work”—Extrapolation; “remarkable”—Science Fiction Studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by George Slusser      Introduction      One. Background      Two. The Moderates      F. Richard-Bessière      M.A. Rayjean      Kemmel      Chapter Summary      Three. The Extremist      Jimmy Guieu      Four. The Conservatives      Stefan Wul      Maurice Limat      Peter Randa      Kurt Steiner      Chapter Summary      Five. The Radicals      Jean-Gaston Vandel      B.R. Bruss      Chapter Summary      Six. A Last Word      Gilles D’argyre      Seven. Conclusion      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index