What surprises me is that everyone talks about "bomb", an "explosion" ... The reader, just as the characters will never know what really happened, because the survivors need, from the event 'devote their time, energy and tip to ensure daily life. It will never matter from coming into contact with other nations, to recreate the electricity or telephone, or even to understand the origin of the disaster. One of the characters will wonder what could have happened to her Parisian family but without any hope to learn one day. The world is suddenly reduced to what is at hand - and this applies to humans as well. The most lethal effects of modernity come into full interaction with farmers traditional values; some characters speak patois and they all know fortunately finding food other than (fire) their refrigerator. I can not imagine the survival in such circumstances in a city like Paris! The book is extremely well written, from the pen of 'Emmanuel', the spiritual leader of the small surviving group. Emmanuel is a strategist who does not shrink from a certain degree of manipulation and theatricality to give his companions the courage to survive and fight the violence of a society back to the Stone Age. The fineness and the anticipation of his fingering are cheering for the reader who is in the recesses of his brain. I loved this book teenager, and had relegated to readings ... youth, but it was an insult to him. Malevil is part of my 10 favorite novels (The Master and Margarita, Practical Magic Alice Hoffman, the Lord of the Rings and Belle du Seigneur in part also if you want to compare our tastes). I would recommend it to anyone without specific age or preference.
