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Malevil is a 1972 science fiction novel by French writer Robert Merle. It was adapted into a 1981 film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret and Jean-Louis Trintignant [1].

Plot summary

The story's events take place in 1979 (i.e. in the future relative to the date of the book's publication). The protagonist is Emmanuel Comte, former school director, now turned farmer and landowner. He is also an owner of a tourist attraction - an old castle called Malevil after the nearby village. Comte is highly motivated, well-respected person with a talent for diplomacy and leadership. He is a member of a childhood group friendship called the Club, whose other members are Colin, Peyssou, a farmer, Meyssonnier, a Communist, and Thomas, an atheist.

By chance, Emmanuel, his Club friends, and La Menou and her son, Momo find themselves in the wine cellar of the castle during the unexpected outbreak of nuclear war. The survivors find their surroundings reduced to ashes and rubble. Together under the leadership of Emanuel they start to rebuild. They later discover that other people and animals have survived in nearby farmsteads and villages, and more join their ranks, though some are still hostile. Nature begins anew and an agrarian society starts to reform. From time to time more survivors show up, most bringing death and destruction with them.

One of the main challenges of the slowly emerging society is to fend off the threat of a new theocratic dictatorship that has taken over a neighboring village with the assistance of a marauding gang. Emanuel dies prematurely as the new society whose foundation he has helped to create begins to thrive.

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 ==Plot summary==
-The story's events take place in 1979 (i.e. in the future relative to the date of the book's publication). The protagonist is Emanuel Comte, former school [[headmaster|director]], now turned [[farmer]] and [[landowner]]. He is also an owner of a [[tourist attraction]] - an old castle called Malevil after the nearby village. Comte is highly motivated, well-respected person with a talent for diplomacy and leadership.
+The story's events take place in 1979 (i.e. in the future relative to the date of the book's publication). The protagonist is Emmanuel Comte, former school [[headmaster|director]], now turned [[farmer]] and [[landowner]]. He is also an owner of a [[tourist attraction]] - an old castle called Malevil after the nearby village. Comte is highly motivated, well-respected person with a talent for diplomacy and leadership. He is a member of a childhood group friendship called the Club, whose other members are Colin, Peyssou, a farmer, Meyssonnier, a [[Communist]], and Thomas, an [[atheist]].
-By chance, Emanuel and several of his friends find themselves in the wine cellar of the castle during the unexpected outbreak of [[nuclear war]]. The survivors find their surroundings reduced to ashes and rubble. Together under the leadership of Emanuel they start to rebuild. They later discover that other people and animals have survived in nearby farmsteads and villages. Nature begins anew and an agrarian society starts to reform. From time to time more survivors show up, some bringing death and destruction with them.
+By chance, Emmanuel, his Club friends, and La Menou and her son, Momo find themselves in the wine cellar of the castle during the unexpected outbreak of [[nuclear war]]. The survivors find their surroundings reduced to ashes and rubble. Together under the leadership of Emanuel they start to rebuild. They later discover that other people and animals have survived in nearby farmsteads and villages, and more join their ranks, though some are still hostile. Nature begins anew and an agrarian society starts to reform. From time to time more survivors show up, most bringing death and destruction with them.
 One of the main challenges of the slowly emerging society is to fend off the threat of a new [[theocracy|theocratic]] [[dictatorship]] that has taken over a neighboring village with the assistance of a marauding gang. Emanuel dies prematurely as the new society whose foundation he has helped to create begins to thrive.