France’s Post-WWI Attitudes Toward the USA in Henry de Graffigny’s Voyage de cinq Américains dans les planètes
Abstract
During a period of pronounced and intensifying anti-American sentiment in France, Henry de Graffigny’s science-fiction novel Voyage de cinq Américains dans les planètes (Citation1925) is notable for its entirely American plot and cast of characters. Although the narrative occasionally reproduces familiar forms of national stereotyping, it ultimately proves less critical of the United States than of humanity more broadly—particularly its persistent drive to dominate and colonize. In this respect, the novel can be interpreted as purposeful counterpoint to certain contemporary cultural currents. Above all, the work is permeated by the legacy of the First World War and the new global order that emerged in its aftermath.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Utopian
Dystopian
and Speculative Fiction
Literature and Culture Studies
Legal and Social Philosophy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 963–981
- Publication date
- 8 August 2026
- Language
- EN