The Immortals (Barjavel novel)

The Immortals (French: Le Grand secret) is a 1973 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It tells the story of a grand conspiracy between world leaders in order to hide the existence of a contagious virus which makes humans immortal. It was published in English in 1974, translated by Eileen Finletter.[1]

First edition
AuthorRené Barjavel
Original titleLe Grand Secret
TranslatorEileen Finletter
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench, English
PublisherPresses de la Cité
Publication date
1973
Published in English
1974
Pages344

The book received the Prix Maison de la Presse.[2] It was adapted into the 1989 television serial Le grand secret, directed by Jacques Trébouta.[3]

References

  1. "The immortals". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. "Lauréats du prix Maison de la presse". prixmaisondelapresse.org (in French). Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. "Le grand secret (TV)". Notre Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2015-05-08.


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