The Camp of the Saints
1973 novel by Jean Raspail / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Camp of the Saints (French: Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 French dystopian fiction novel by author and explorer Jean Raspail.[1][2][3] A speculative fictional account, it depicts the destruction of Western civilization through Third World mass immigration to France and the Western world. Almost forty years after its initial publication, the novel returned to the bestseller list in 2011.[4]
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Author | Jean Raspail |
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Original title | Le Camp des Saints |
Translator | Norman Shapiro |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Publisher | Éditions Robert Laffont |
Publication date | 1973 |
Published in English | 1975 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-684-14240-1 |
OCLC | 1174645 |
843/.9/14 | |
LC Class | PZ4.R227 Cam PQ2635.A379 |
On its publication, the book received praise from prominent French literary figures,[5][6] and through time has also been praised by critics and politicians in Europe and the United States, but has also been criticized by both French- and English-language commentators for conveying themes described as racism,[2][7][8][9] xenophobia, nativism, monoculturalism, and anti-immigration content.[1][2][10][11] The novel is popular within far-right and white nationalist circles.[3][12][11]