Stefan Wul

Stefan Wul was the "nom de plume" of French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault (27 March 1922–26 November 2003). He was a dental surgeon, but science fiction was his real passion. Most of his books reflect that, showing a deep knowledge of scientific data. Pairault retired from dental surgery in 1989, but remained active in the French science fiction scene.

He published eleven novels between 1956 and 1959 and a twelfth in 1977. Only one, "Le Temple du Passé" (1957), was translated into English, as "The Temple of the Past" in 1973. His fame outside of French-speaking countries is instead due the animated adaptations of two of his novels by René Laloux.

Bibliography

* "Retour à zéro" ("Back to Zero", 1956)
* "Niourk" (1957)
* "Rayons pour Sidar" ("Rays for Sidar", 1957)
* "La Peur géante" ("The Giant Fear"1957)
* "Oms en série" ("Oms by the Dozen", 1957; filmed as "La Planète sauvage" in 1973)
* "Le Temple du passé" ("The Temple of the Past", 1957)
* "L'Orphelin de Perdide" ("The Orphan of Perdide", 1958; filmed as "Les Maîtres du temps" in 1982)
* "La Mort vivante" ("The Living Death", 1958)
* "Piège sur Zarkass" ("Trap on Zarkass", 1958)
* "Terminus 1" (1959)
* "Odyssée sous contrôle" (Odyssey Under Control, 1959)
* "Noô" (1977)

External links

* [http://www.locusmag.com/2003/News/12_Wul.html Wul's obituary at Locus online]