Future Times Three

Summary

Future Times Three (French: Le Voyageur imprudent) is a 1944 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It tells the story of two scientists who invent a substance which if swallowed allows a man to time travel. They travel to the future, where humanity has branched into different species with their own particular tasks. The book was published in English in 1958, translated by Margaret Sansone Scouten.[1]

Future Times Three
First English-language edition
AuthorRené Barjavel
Original titleLe Voyageur imprudent
TranslatorMargaret Sansone Scouten
PublisherÉditions Denoël
Publication date
1944
Published in English
1958 (Award Books)
Pages250

Future Times Three is the first novel to present the famous grandfather paradox of time travel.

Adaptation edit

The book was adapted into the 1982 film Le Voyageur imprudent. The film was directed by Pierre Tchernia and stars Jean-Marc Thibault and Thierry Lhermitte.[2]

References edit

 
Original cover of Le Voyageur imprudent, 1944.
  1. ^ Future times three. OCLC 5810145. Retrieved 2015-05-12 – via WorldCat.
  2. ^ "Le Voyageur imprudent (TV)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2015-05-12.