Bernard Werber (born September 18, 1961 in Toulouse) is the most famous French writer of science fiction of the 1990s and 2000s. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

Biography

Werber was born in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) in September 1961. His mother is Israeli, and father a French Jew.^[1] From the age of 14, Werber wrote stories for a fanzine. After he finished school, he became a scientific journalist for some ten years. New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics... Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ...

Writing

Werber's style mixes different genres, notably the adventure saga, science fiction from between the wars and the philosophical story. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

His main work is the trilogy Les Fourmis ("The Ants"), which has been translated in many languages, including English as "The Empire of the Ants". Werber has written a dozen books, frequently self- and cross-referencing each other. He has also produced a movie, La Reine De Nacre ("The Mother-of-pearl Queen"), and written a play, Nos Amis Les Humains ("Our Friends, the Humans"). Les Fourmis (English: The Ants) is a 1991 science fiction novel by French writer Bernard Werber. ... Subfamilies Aenictogitoninae Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. ...

He is also the author of two mystery and science-fiction novels, in which the two main characters are journalists. The first one addresses the issues of the origins of the human species (fr. Le Père De Nos Pères) and the follow-up, with the same two journalists, addresses mysteries of the human brain (fr. L'Ultime Secret). Moreover, he is the author of a five-part trilogy on the after-life (fr. Les Thanatonautes, L'Empire Des Anges, Nous Les Dieux, Le Souffle Des Dieux, and the upcoming Le Mystère Des Dieux). Les Thanatonautes (English: The Thanatonauts) is a 1994 science fiction novel by French writer Bernard Werber. ...

Works

Les Fourmis trilogy

• Les Fourmis, Prix des lecteurs de Science et Avenir, 1991, ISBN 2-226-05257-7. (lit. The Ants, translated into English as Empire of the Ants). This book sold more than two million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages.
• Le Jour Des Fourmis, 1992, ISBN 2-226-06118-5 (lit. The Day of the Ants)
• La Révolution Des Fourmis, 1996, ISBN 2-226-08636-6 (lit. The Revolution of the Ants)

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Les Thanatonautes trilogy

• Les Thanatonautes, 1994, ISBN 2-226-06758-2 (lit. The Thanatonauts)
• L'Empire Des Anges, 2000, ISBN 2-226-11526-9 (lit. The Empire of the Angels)
  • Nous Les Dieux, 2004, ISBN 2-226-15498-1 (lit. Us, Gods)
  • Le Souffle Des Dieux, 2005, ISBN 2-226-16807-9 (lit. The Breath of the Gods)
  • Le Mystère Des Dieux (forthcoming in 2007) (lit. The Mystery of the Gods)

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Le Père De Nos Pères trilogy

• Le Père De Nos Pères, 1998, ISBN 2-226-10562-X (lit. The Father of our Fathers)
• L'Ultime Secret, 2001, ISBN 2-226-12740-2 (lit. The Ultimate Secret)

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Experimental books

• L'Encyclopédie Du Savoir Relatif Et Absolu, 1993, ISBN 2-226-06583-0 (lit. The Encyclopedia of Relative and Absolute Knowledge)
• Le Livre Du Voyage, 1997, ISBN 2-226-09445-8 (lit. The Book of Travel)
• Le Livre Secret Des Fourmis, 2002 (lit. The Secret Book of the Ants)
• Nos Amis Les Humains, 2003 (lit. Our Friends, the Humans)

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Short stories

• L'Arbre Des Possibles, 2002, ISBN 2-226-13459-X (lit. The Tree of Possibles)

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Comics

• Exit
  • Exit Tome 1, 1999, ISBN 2-226-10451-8
  • Le Deuxième Cercle, 2000, ISBN 2-226-11474-2 (lit. The Second Circle)
  • Jusqu'Au Dernier Souffle, 2002 (lit. Until the Last Breath)
• Les Enfants D'Ève, May 2005 (lit. The Children of Eve)

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Films

• La Reine De Nacre (short, 15'), 2001 (lit. The Mother-of-pearl Queen)
• Les Humains (short, 9'), 2003 (lit. The Humans)
• Nos Amis Les Terriens (full length), currently being shot by Claude Lelouch, due out in April 2007 (lit. Our Friends, the Earthlings)

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Theatre

• Nos Amis Les Humains, 2003, ISBN 2-226-13793-9, produced in 2004 by Jean-Christophe Barc with Audrey Dana and Jean-Christophe Barc

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External links

• Bernard Werber's official site