L'Encyclopédie Du Savoir Relatif Et Absolu
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| The Encyclopedia of Absolute and Relative Knowledge | |
 1993 Cover |
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| Author | Bernard Werber |
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| Original title | L'Encyclopédie Du Savoir Relatif Et Absolu |
| Illustrator | Guillaume Aretos |
| Cover artist | Guillaume Aretos |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | Les Fourmis |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | ~publisher for novel (prefer 1st edition)~ |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 2-290-04741-4 |
L'Encyclopédie du Savoir Relatif et Absolu or Livre secret des fourmis. English: The Encyclopedia of Absolute and Relative Knowledge
Also known as L'ESRA by readers, this book by Bernard Werber is actually a dictionary of things ranging from bread recipes to the explanation of the number "Zero".
The book is a copy of the (fictional) testament of Edmond Wells, uncle of the main character from the book Les Fourmis. The book is titled L'Encyclopédie du Savoir Relatif et Absolu and is revealed article after article in the Ant Trilogy (les Fourmis, le Jour des fourmis and la Révolution des fourmis) as well as in the Nous les dieux trilogy.
Above all it is a collection of little-known facts, as seen from a Physical, Philosophical, metaphysical and many other fields. It contains a certain amount of errors and Urban myths.
The book was published in 1993 (ISBN 2-290-04741-4) and was illustrated by Guillaume Aretos.
[edit] External links
- (French) | Encyclopédie du Savoir Relatif et Absolu online An Encyclopedia created by fans based on the book, maintained by Bernard Werber.
