Explorers seek a rational explanation for the numerous bloodless corpses they encounter on their journey through equatorial Africa. The novel reveals that these are the work of a pair of invisible beings, endowed with the power of fascination, who enslave humankind. Like many of his contemporaries, Thévenin presents here a monstrous tribe, perhaps destined to supplant humankind.
First Appearance “Les chasseurs d’hommes” by René Thévenin serialized in the magazine Sciences et Voyages (nos. 529–557, 1929-1930)
First Publisher Sciences et Voyages
Appearance List Les chasseurs d’hommes by René Thévenin serialized in the magazine Sciences et Voyages (nos. 529–557, 1929-1930); Les chasseurs d’hommes (1933) by René Thévenin — First book edition, Paris: La Renaissance du Livre (collection “Le disque rouge”); Les chasseurs d’hommes et autres récits conjecturaux (2013) by René Thévenin — Modern collected edition/reissue, Les Moutons électriques (coll. Le Rayon vert).
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Description Explorers seek a rational explanation for the numerous bloodless corpses they encounter on their journey through equatorial Africa. The novel reveals that these are the work of a pair of invisible beings, endowed with the power of fascination, who enslave humankind. Like many of his contemporaries, Thévenin presents here a monstrous tribe, perhaps destined to supplant humankind.
