Jean Raspail

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Jean Raspail (born 5 July 1925 at Chemillé-sur-Dême, Indre-et-Loire) is a French author, traveler and explorer.

In 1950-52, he led the Tierra del Fuego–Alaska car trek and in 1954, the French research expedition to the land of the Incas. In 1981, his novel, Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie (I, Antoine de Tounens, King of Patagonia), won the Grand Prix du Roman (award for a novel) of the Académie française.

He encountered a huge controversy with his book The Camp of the Saints (1973). In it he predicted the overwhelming of Western civilization in a 'tidal wave' of Third World immigration. His critics accuse him of right-wing extremism on the basis of the views expressed in the book. He considers himself a conservative opponent of unrestricted or mass immigration. The book is popular among immigration reductionists, and has been reprinted by John Tanton's The Social Contract Press.

He lives in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris.

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Terre de feu - Alaska (Land of Fire - Alaska) (1952) - adventure writing
Terres et Peuples Incas (Inca Lands and Peoples) (1955)
Le Vent des Pins (1958), translated as Welcome Honorable Visitors: a novel by Jean Stewart (Putnam, 1960)
Terres Saintes et Profanes (Lands Holy and Profane) (1960)
Les Veuves de Santiago (The Widows of Santiago) (1962)
Hong-Kong, Chine en sursis (Hong Kong, A Reprieve for China) (1963)
Secouons le cocotier (Let's Shake the Coconut Tree) (1966) - travel writing
Secouons le cocotier : 2, Punch Caraïbe (Let's Shake the Coconut Tree 2: Caribean Punch)(1970) - travel writing
Bienvenue Honorables Visiteurs (le Vent des pins) (Welcome Honorable Visitors) (1970) - novel
Le Tam-Tam de Jonathan (Jonathan's Drum) (1971) - nouvelles
L'Armada de la Dernière Chance (Last-Chance Armada) (1972)
Le Camp des Saints (1973), translated as The Camp of the Saints by Norman Shapiro (Scribner, 1975; The Social Contract Press, 1995, ISBN 1-881780-07-4) - novel
La Hache des Steppes (The Steppes Axe) (1974)
Journal Peau Rouge (Red Skin Journal) (1975)
Nuage Blanc et les Peaux-Rouges d'aujourd'hui (White Cloud and the Redskins of Today) (1975) - by Aliette and Jean Raspail
Le Jeu du Roi (The King's Game) (1976) - novel
Boulevard Raspail (Raspail Boulevard) (1977) - columns
Les Peaux-rouges aujourd'hui (Redskins Today) (1978)
Septentrion (North) (1979) - novel
Bleu caraïbe et citrons verts : mes derniers voyages aux Antilles (Caribbean Blue and Green Lemons: My Last Trips to the Antilles) (1980)
Les Antilles, d'île en île (The Antilles, From Island to Island) (1980)
Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie (Me, Antoine of Tounens, King of Patagonia) (1981) - novel
Les Hussards : histoires exemplaires (The Hussars: Representative Stories) (1982)
Les Yeux d'Irène (Irene's Eyes) (1984) - novel
Le Président (The President) (1985) - novel
Qui se souvient des hommes... (1986), translated as Who Will Remember the People...: A Novel by Jeremy Leggatt (Mercury House, 1988, ISBN 0-916515-42-7) - novel
L'Île bleue (1988), translated as Blue Island: A Novel by Jeremy Leggatt (Mercury House, 1991, ISBN 0-916515-99-0)
Pêcheurs de Lune (Moon Fishers) (1990)
Sire (Sire) (1990) - novel
Vive Venise (Long Live Venice) (1992) - by Aliette and Jean Raspail
Sept cavaliers quittèrent la ville au crépuscule par la porte de l'Ouest qui n'était plus gardée (Seven Knights Left the Village at Dusk through the Western Gate, Which Was No Longer Guarded) (1993) - novel (commonly called Sept cavaliers...)
L'Anneau du pêcheur (The Fisher's Ring) (1995) - novel
Hurrah Zara ! (Hooray Zara!) (1998) - novel
Le Roi au-delà de la mer (The King Over the Ocean) (2000) - novel
Adiós, Tierra del Fuego (Goodbye, Tierra del Fuego) (2001) - travel writing
Le son des tambours sur la neige et autres nouvelles d'ailleurs (The Sound of Drums on Snow, and Other News from Elsewhere) (2002)
Les Royaumes de Borée (The Kingdoms of Borée) (2003) - novel
En canot sur les chemins d'eau du roi, une aventure en Amérique (2005) - travel writing