Roger, Noëlle
Entry updated 21 September 2026. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of Swiss author Hélène Dufour Pittard (1874-1953), whose first sf novel was the Disaster tale Le Nouveau Déluge (19 August-6 September 1922 La Petite Illustration; 1922; trans Michael Shreve as The New Flood 2026). Her Le nouvel Adam (January-March 1924 La Petite Illustration; 1924; trans P O Crowhurst as The New Adam 1926), is about a wholly logical and unpleasant Superman created by gland transplants. Finally, after having invented a nuclear Force Field, he blows himself up. Celui qui voit (1926; trans Robert Lancaster as He Who Sees 1935) is an occult fantasy. [JC]
see also: Adam and Eve.
Hélène Dufour Pittard
born Geneva, Switzerland: 25 September 1874
died Geneva, Switzerland: 14 October 1953
works (selected)
- Le Nouveau Déluge (Paris, Calmann-Levy, 1922) [first published 19 August-6 September 1922 La Petite Illustration: pb/]
- The New Flood (Encino, California: Black Coat Press, 2026) [trans by Michael Shreve of the above: pb/Adam Tredowski]
- Le nouvel Adam (Paris: Michel Albin, 1924) [January-March 1924 La Petite Illustration: hb/]
- The New Adam (London: Stanley Paul, 1926) [trans by P O Crowhurst of the above: hb/]
- Celui qui voit (Paris: Calmann- Lévy, 1926) [first published August-September 1926 La Petite Illustration: binding unknown/]
- He Who Sees (London: George G Harrap and Company, 1935) [trans by Robert Lancaster of the above: hb/]
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