Babylon Babies
| Babylon Babies | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Maurice G. Dantec |
| Translator | Noura Wedell |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Semiotext(e) |
| Publication date | December 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 526 pp |
| ISBN | 1584350237 |
| OCLC Number | 61129655 |
| Dewey Decimal | 843/.914 22 |
| LC Classification | PQ2664.A4888 B3313 2005 |
| Preceded by | Roots of Evil |
Babylon Babies is the third novel by French-born naturalized Canadian writer Maurice G. Dantec, published in 1999. It follows Sirène Rouge (1993) and Roots of Evil (1995).
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[edit] Edition
The novel was published by Gallimard on 12 March 1999 in the collection La Noire.[1] A paperback edition was then published on 4 April 2001 in the collection Folio SF.[2]
[edit] Plot
Set in 2013, the main character, Hugo Cornelius Toorop (hero of The Red Siren), is a mercenary whose mission is to escort a young woman with schizophrenia, Marie Zorn, from Siberia to Quebec on behalf of a sect. It appears that the young woman is the surrogate mother of twins, representing the next stage of human evolution.
[edit] Film adaptation
Mathieu Kassovitz and Éric Besnard developed an English-language adaptation of Dantec's novel[3] with financing from StudioCanal and Twentieth Century Fox.[4] Vin Diesel was cast to play the lead.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Dantec, Maurice G (1999). La Noire. Gallimard. ISBN 2070754715.
- ^ Dantec, Maurice G (2001). Babylon babies. Gallimard. ISBN 2070417530.
- ^ Thompson, Anne. Variety. http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/08/babylon-ad-kass.html.
- ^ Fox beckoned by 'Babylon'
- ^ Alison James (2006-02-08). "Studio Canal eyes English-lingo pix". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=story&head=berlin&nav=Nberlin&articleid=VR1117937639&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
