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Louis Sébastien Mercier

Louis Sébastien Mercier

Author Biography & Works

Louis-Sébastien Mercier was a French dramatist and writer, whose 1771 novel L'An 2440 is an example of proto-science fiction.

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Books by Louis Sébastien Mercier

The Year 2440

The Year 2440

Mercier was a dramatist and essayist, who was also a member of the Convention at the time of the French Revolution, and on the eve of the Revolution he poured...

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