Bernard Werber – French author of the late 20th–21st centuries, known for “The Ants” and “The Thanatonauts.” One of the most widely read masters of intellectual science fiction, he blends science, mythology, and philosophy. Werber created a unique “encyclopedic” style, mixing narrative with essays and playful pseudo-facts.
🐜 His debut novel “The Ants” (1991) sold over 2 million copies in France alone. 📖 Frequently inserts excerpts from his fictional “Encyclopedia of Relative and Absolute Knowledge.” 🔮 “The Thanatonauts” launched a trilogy exploring the afterlife as a “continent of death.” 🎬 Translated into 30+ languages, hugely popular in Asia. 🖋 Blends real science with invented “facts” to blur reality. 🎤 Gives lectures on imagination, the future, and AI. 🌍 A literary star in South Korea, where his books are bestsellers. 😮 Odd fact: once aspired to be an entomologist and kept ant farms at home. 😂 Funny: at readings he jokes by asking audiences, “Are you humans or ants?”