French Science Fiction

Kate Sisson: Fall 2004

 

 
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Below are links to collections and libraries to further your research in French Science Fiction. There are sites in both English and French, and all resources provide access to the SF texts either online or through special order.

 

Maison d’Ailleurs, Museum of Science Fiction, Utopia and Extraordinary Journeys

Located in Switezerland, this museum contains resources in French, English and German. It offers access to primary texts as well as authorial and publication information.

 

Library at the University of Calgary

Upon his death, the family of William Robert Gibson donated the majority of his science fiction and fantasy texts to the University of Calgary library. These pieces are in general circulation.

 

Library at the Université Laval

The university has a substantial amount of French-Canadian science fiction. The collection is located in their archives. The website is in French.

 

NooSFere

NooSFere is an online collection of primary texts, criticisms and fansites devoted to French science fiction. It is extensive and offers full manuscripts and links in French.

 

Quarante-Deux : quelques pages sur la Science-Fiction (in French)

This site is another extensive online collection of primary manuscripts and scholarship of French science fiction. It is written in French and covers a significant number of works by both old and new SF authors.

 

French Science Fiction Pages

The third massive online collection of French language science fiction is the French Science Fiction Pages maintained by Jean-Jacques Giradot. This site is huge and may be considered a center for science fiction information in French.

 

The New York Public Library, Humanities Library, General Research Division

The Humanities Library branch of the New York Public Library offers assistance to those interested in science fiction scholarship through the General Research Division. There are multiple texts on French science fiction among the resources that the division recommends.

 

CARULI, L'Université de Provence

CARULI is an online bibliography of French science fiction, utopic and fantastic literature. It is stewarded by a professor at L'Université de Provence.

   

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