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 | In The Man Who Found Himself (1936), a starship transports
the protagonist to a world orbiting Proxima Centauri. After a three-year
journey at the speed of light, the hero discovers that that planet is
identical to Earth in every respect, except that its history is unfolding
40 years in arrears. His arrival offers the 60-year-old protagonist the
opportunity of "finding himself" at 20. Will his knowledge of
future events enable him to manufacture a better life for his family?
The Man Who Found Himself is one of the earliest French texts to feature
interstellar faster-than-light travel and combine the notions of a trip
in time and in space; it is a significant work in the history of French
science fiction.
Cover by Chris Walker
Published by Black Coat Press in 2010
ISBN: 978-1-935558-04-0
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