The Inventor

Creator: Miguel Bonnefoy

Title: The Inventor

Publisher: Libros del Asteroide

Date: 2023

Language: Spanish

Description: Novel by Franco-Venezuelan writer Miguel Bonnefoy (Paris, 1986), son of a Venezuelan mother and Chilean father, published in Spanish translation by Libros del Asteroide in October 2023 (original French: Rivages, 2022). The book recounts the life of Augustin Mouchot, the forgotten 19th-century French mathematician who invented solar energy machines. Winner of the Prix Patrimoines; finalist for the Prix Femina.

Subject: Historical fiction--France; Solar energy--History; Venezuelan diaspora writers; Franco-Venezuelan literature; Scientists--19th century--France

Type: Text

Format: Novel

Rights: External resource. All rights reserved.

Documented by: Regina López Muñoz (traductora)

Relation:

Interview — RFI Español: "Bonnefoy brings the father of solar energy out of the shadows" (video, 2022)

Publisher page — Libros del Asteroide

Identifier: LIT0046

Collection: Narrative fiction

Tags: 19th century, diaspora, France, Franco-Venezuelan literature, historical fiction, solar energy

Citation: Miguel Bonnefoy, The Inventor, Libros del Asteroide, 2023, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/1192