Les Xipéhuz is a novella by the writing duo J.-H. Rosny – although it is possible that Rosny aîné was the principal contributor. It describes the fight that threatens humanity, in the beginning of its
Cover of the 1910 edition published by Mercure de France
Despite the shared pseudonym of the two brothers, J.-H. Rosny aîné is the sole author of Les Xipéhuz.
Present throughout Rosny aîné's literary work, Darwinian thought permeates the story Les Xipéhuz in particular.
J.-H. Rosny was the pseudonym of the brothers Joseph Henri Honoré Boex and Séraphin Justin François Boex, both born in Brussels. Together they wrote a series of novels and short stories about natural,
Les Xipéhuz
…Les Xipéhuz (1888) is a novella by the writing duo J.-H. Rosny – although it is possible that Rosny aîné was the principal contributor. It describes the fight that threatens humanity, in the beginning of its history…