Jacques Sternberg

writer
Flash Fiction

Le Passé 1: Il passait pour . . .

Le passé

  • The past
  • by Jacques Sternberg
  • in Entre deux mondes incertains (Denoël, 1958) [The official title is “Le passé”; we added the subtitle to distinguish it from Sternberg’s three (or more) other micro-fictions named “Le passé.”]
First line: Il passait pour un grand voyageur.
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  • Undetermined
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

Je t’aime, je t’aime

Standing calmly in a black overcoat, Claude Rich (as Claude Ridder) is surrounded by a vortex of photos of Olga Georges-Picot (as Catrine).
  • Science Fiction
  • Experimental
  • Definite Time Travel
Flash Fiction

Le Passé 2: Il avait consacré . . .

Le passé

  • The past
  • by Jacques Sternberg
  • in Contes glacés (Marabout, 1974) [The official title is “Le passé”; we added the subtitle to distinguish it from Sternberg’s three (or more) other micro-fictions named “Le passé.”]
First line: Il avait consacré toute sa vie à cette machine.
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  • Undetermined
  • Definite Time Travel
Flash Fiction

Le Passé 3: L'affrontement . . .

Le passé

  • The past
  • by Jacques Sternberg
  • in 188 contes à régler (Gallimard, March 1988) [The official title is “Le passé”; we added the subtitle to distinguish it from Sternberg’s three (or more) other micro-fictions named “Le passé.”]
First line: L'affrontement entre les manifestants et les CRS risquait d'être violent.
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  • Undetermined
  • Definite Time Travel
Flash Fiction

Le Passé 4: Il avait toujours . . .

Le passé

  • The past
  • by Jacques Sternberg
  • in Si loin de nulle part (Les Belles Lettres, October 1998) [The official title is “Le passé”; we added the subtitle to distinguish it from Sternberg’s three (or more) other micro-fictions named “Le passé.”]
First line: Il avait toujours vécu terrifié par la mort et dominé par la nostalgie de son passé.
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  • Undetermined
  • Definite Time Travel