The Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire

First US edition
Author J.-H. Rosny
Original title La Guerre du feu
Translator H Talbott
Illustrator J. O. Bercher
Country Belgium
Language French
Genre Historical, Adventure novel
Publisher Pantheon Books (US)
Publication date
1911
Published in English
1967
Media type Print (hardback & paperback)
ISBN 0-14-006434-6 (UK Eng. trans.) & ISBN 0-345-30067-X (US Eng. trans.)
OCLC 10813236

The Quest for Fire (French: La Guerre du feu) is a 1911 Belgian novel by "J.-H. Rosny", the pseudonym of two brothers; the author was likely the elder of the two, Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (1856 – 1940).[1] It was first published in English in 1967.

It was made into a feature film of the same name in 1981. The film stars Ron Perlman, Rae Dawn Chong and Everett McGill.

References

  1. According to the dust jacket of a 1967 edition it was the older brother of the Rosny brothers who was author.


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