The Camp of the Saints

Description

A migrant fleet, a million strong, sets sail from Calcutta. Its destination: Europe. As the fleet advances, the continent is submerged by a torrent of words. Will the old nations of Europe resist the migrants or welcome them? Honor their past or embrace the radiant future? Open fire or open their hearts?

Enthusiasm, delusion, cowardice. And, finally, panic. The migrants make landfall…

First published in 1973, Jean Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints ranks among the great dystopian novels of the twentieth century. Long out of print in translation, it is often hailed as prophesying the mass migrations of our own day. The present edition contains an introduction by the scholar of French political thought Nathan Pinkoski, the 2011 preface that Raspail wrote by way of final testament for the book, and an original translation by Ethan Rundell.

For the first time available in English after years of neglect, this edition will allow a new generation of readers to pose Raspail’s questions for themselves and measure the distance we have come – or not come – since the book was first published over fifty years ago.

Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Jean Raspail,Ethan Rundell (Translator),Nathan Pinkoski (Introduction by)
Published: 09/16/2025
Publisher: Vauban Books
ISBN: 9798988739999
Pages: 356
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 0.94″ H x 8.24″ L x 5.61″ W

About the Author
Rundell, Ethan: – Ethan Rundell is a translator, journalist, and co-founder, with Louis Betty, of Vauban Books.Raspail, Jean: – Jean Raspail (1925-2020) was a French explorer, novelist, and travel writer. Best known for The Camp of the Saints, Raspail was the author of nearly forty books and the recipient, among other distinctions, of the Grand prix de litt?rature de l’Acad?mie fran?aise, in recognition of his lifelong contribution to French literature.Pinkoski, Nathan: – Nathan Pinkoski is a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America and holds a DPhil in political theory from the University of Oxford.