G.J. Arnaud
Writing
Biography
Georges-Jean Arnaud (July 3, 1928 – April 26, 2020) was a French author. Arnaud was born in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, Camargue, Gard. He was first published in 1971 in the science fiction magazine Anticipation from the French publisher Fleuve Noir with his story Les Croisés de Mara [The Crusaders Of Mara]. This is the first volume of a trilogy entitled Chroniques de la Longue Séparation [Chronicles of the Long Separation], in which a group of characters from the lost human colony of Mara, which had reverted to feudalism, rediscovered their origins and then embarked on a quest through space to find Earth. Arnaud is the author of more than three hundred novels of different genres, including espionage thrillers, detective fiction, science fiction, horror, erotic fiction, and mainstream literature. His espionage fiction includes two series of note: Luc Ferran (16 novels), written under the pseudonym of "Gil Darcy" for the publisher L'Arabesque between 1963 and 1969; and Le Commander for Fleuve Noir's magazine Espionnage, with about thirty novels written between 1967 and 1980. Arnaud also wrote non-series espionage novels under the pseudonyms of "Saint-Gilles" and "Georges Murey" for Ferenczi (1958–60) and L'Arabesque (1957–65), and another fifty-odd novels under his own name for Fleuve Noir's Espionnage (1961–86). Arnaud's best known work is La Compagnie des glaces ("The Ice Company"), a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel series set in a new ice age where railway companies rule the world. La Compagnie des glaces was adapted during 2007 into a Canadian television series entitled Grand Star, and inspired the Japanese anime and manga series Overman King Gainer, which was distributed for 26 episodes from 2002 to 2003. The series also served as the basis for the computer game Transarctica (North American title: Arctic Baron). The first novel was translated into English in 2010 as The Ice Company (ISBN 978-1-935558-31-6). Source: Article "Georges-Jean Arnaud" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
A reporter becomes involved with a band of terrorists hiding in the mountains between Peru and Bolivia.
Les longs manteaux
Claire Rousset visits her ex-husband Pierre who lives in the Lyon region. For some time now, Pierre's health and that of the other inhabitants of the village has deteriorated to the point of becoming worrying.
Zone Red
Nathalie, traumatized by the death of a child she had to look after, is hired by Marti to take care of the little Serge, his son. The boy is abnormal, immured in silence. Nathalie brings him out of his shell and becomes attached to her protege. She feels his life is threatened: serious incidents happen. For Christmas, they are alone, and the child mysteriously disappears. She discovers him in the basement, locked up in a chest.
The Cold Heart
In a rural setting on the weather-beaten French Atlantic coast, the ten year old daughter of a single mother is implicated in murder. Crime scene evidence contradicts the story of the talented, introverted child as expressed in her Mangas.
A Suspension of Innocence
The Vergèse family is very fortunate : all their descendants have married some well-off people ! But oddly, they leave many bodies in their trail. Flore is their only penniless daughter-in-law, and the young woman feels in danger… Is it possible that the wealth of the Vergèse might be drenched in blood ?
La tribu des vieux enfants
A moody pianist-composer and his voluptuous strip-tease dancing babe are avoiding reality at a French seaside resort. The resort's young female manager has a dying husband on her hands, and becomes attracted to the composer. When the husband dies, accusations and recriminations fly, combined with various betrayals and jealousies.
Sin on the Beach
Mystery thriller, based on a novel by G. J. Arnaud.