Saving Camp of the Saints
Ethan Rundell, a translator and journalist, discusses The Camp of the Saints, a novel by Jean Raspail, and its recent Amazon de-listing. Rundell's publishing company, Vauban Books, acquired the rights to the novel and released an English translation in 2025. The novel has been at the center of controversy in the US, with some labeling it a white-supremacist screed, while others see it as a thought-provoking work of literature.
- ▪The Camp of the Saints was written by Jean Raspail and first published in 1973.
- ▪Ethan Rundell's company, Vauban Books, released an English translation of the novel in 2025.
- ▪The novel was briefly de-listed from Amazon, sparking controversy over free speech and censorship.
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| Publication time | Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0000 |
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Civil Liberties Saving Camp of the Saints Ethan Rundell discusses The Camp of the Saints, its Amazon de-listing, and the pretense of free speech. Featured in the July/August 2026 issue AFP/via Getty Images Michael O’Shea Jun 8, 2026 12:02 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Ethan Rundell is a translator, journalist, alumnus of University of California–Berkeley and Paris’s School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. He has translated over a dozen books, as well as scores of academic articles. After several years in France, he now lives in North Carolina, where he co-founded Vauban Books, which specializes in French dissident literature. Mr.
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