Parmesif is lieutenant governor in Gabon. Life, for this senior colonial official, is very pleasant there until the day he sees his dog suddenly lose his hair, and his parrot his feathers. It doesn’t take long for his wife to lose her hair, and he himself sees the hairs on her beard falling out. In a short time, all men and animals in equatorial Africa are affected by the mysterious disease. Is it a molt like that of snakes, which would become contagious? But Europe and the United States are affected in turn. We urgently need to find the explanation and the cure. After experiencing its golden age, society enters the lead age: everyone’s existence is shaken up, the global economy turned upside down. Humans must hole up or equip themselves heavily. Shortage of protective equipment threatens…
Alias Parmesif
Real Names/Alt Names Lieutenant-Governor M. Parmesif
First Appearance L’âge de plomb (1919) by Henri Falk
First Publisher À l’Œuvre
Appearance List L’âge de plomb (1919) by Henri Falk — Paris: À l’Œuvre (illustrated; c. 90 pp.); The Age of Lead and Other Fantastic Romances (2010) by Henri Falk (trans. Brian Stableford) — English translation / collected edition, Black Coat Press.
Sample Read The Age of Lead and Other Fantastic Romances – Read a chapter [Black Coat Press]
Description Parmesif is lieutenant governor in Gabon. Life, for this senior colonial official, is very pleasant there until the day he sees his dog suddenly lose his hair, and his parrot his feathers. It doesn’t take long for his wife to lose her hair, and he himself sees the hairs on her beard falling out. In a short time, all men and animals in equatorial Africa are affected by the mysterious disease. Is it a molt like that of snakes, which would become contagious? But Europe and the United States are affected in turn. We urgently need to find the explanation and the cure. After experiencing its golden age, society enters the lead age: everyone’s existence is shaken up, the global economy turned upside down. Humans must hole up or equip themselves heavily. Shortage of protective equipment threatens…
