Régis Messac (2 August 1893 – 1945) was a French essayist, poet and translator.

Published works

;Studies * '' Le « Detective Novel » et l'influence de la pensée scientifique'' (1929) ; new edition, corrected and annotated, preface by Claude Amoz, postface by François Guérif: (

les Belles Lettres Les Belles Lettres, founded in 1919, is a French publisher specialising in the publication of ancient texts such as the '' Collection Budé''. The publishing house, originally named ''Société Les Belles Lettres pour le développement de la cu ...

, coll. ''Encrage/travaux, ''2011) * ''Influences française dans l'œuvre d'Edgar Poe'' (1929) * ''

Micromégas ''Le Micromégas'' is a 1752 novella by the French philosopher and satirist Voltaire. Along with his story " Plato's Dream", it is an early example in the literary genre of science fiction and has its place in the development of the history of l ...

'' (1936) * ''Brève histoire des hommes'' (1939) * ''Esquisse d'une chronobibliographie des Utopies'' ( 9401962) * ''La Révolution culturelle'' ( 9381988) * ''Les Romans de l’homme-singe'', pref. by Marc Angenot (

935 Year 935 ( CMXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Arnulf I ("the Bad") of Bavaria invades Italy, crossing through the Upper Adige (modern Tyrol). He proceeds ...

2007) * ''Les Premières Utopies'', pref. by

Serge Lehman Serge Lehman (born July 12, 1964) is the primary pseudonym of French science fiction writer Pascal Fréjean. Profile Fréjean has also written under the names Corteval, Don Hérial, and Karel Dekk. He won the Prix Rosny-Aîné with the novel tri ...

(Éditions ex nihilo, 2009) ;Poetry * ''Poèmes guerriers'' (1929) ;Pamphlet * '' À bas le latin !'' (1933) ; new edition, established, presented and completed by Olivier Messac, pref. by Anne-Marie Ozanam, (Éditions ex nihilo, 2010) ;Novels and short stories (SF) * réédité chez L'Arbre Vengeur coll. '' L'Alambic'' in 2007. First English translation ''Quinzinzinzany'' by Mathieu Triay in issues One (Visions of Home, 2018) and Two (Visions of humanity, 2019) of ''Visions'', a British science fiction magazine in trade paperback format. * '' La Cité des asphyxiés'' (

937 Year 937 ( CMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * A Hungarian army invades Burgundy, and burns the city of Tournus. Then they go southwards to Italy, pillaging the environs of ...

2010) * * ''Musique arachnéenne'' ( 9341973) * ''Le Miroir flexible ''

933 Year 933 ( CMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Hugh of Provence, king of Italy, launches an expedition to Rome to remove the Roman ruler (''princeps'') Albe ...

pref. by Gérard Klein (2008) ;Romans à caractère autobiographique * ''Le Voyage de Néania à travers la guerre et la paix''

926 Year 926 ( CMXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – The Italian nobles turn against King Rudolph II of Burgundy and request that Hugh of Provence, the effective rul ...

pref. by

Didier Daeninckx Didier Daeninckx (born 27 April 1949 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent, best known for his '' romans noirs''. Works translated into English *' (''Meurtres pour mémoire'') by Melvil ...

(Éditions ex nihilo, 2014) * '' Smith Conundrum, roman d'une université américaine''

942 Year 942 (Roman numerals, CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – The Hungarian raid in Spain (942), Hungarians invade Al-Andalus (modern Spain) and besiege the f ...

pref. by Marc Angenot, postf. de Robert Michel (Éditions ex nihilo, 2010) ;Chronicles * ''Pot-pourri fantôme'' (

1958) * ''Roman policier, fragment d'histoire'', préf. de Gérard Durozoi (Éditions ex nihilo, 2009) * ''La Crise, chronique éditoriale, 1930-1939'', préf. de Michel Besnier (Éditions ex nihilo, 2013) ;Corresponde gérarnce * ''Lettres de prison'' ( 9432005)

Translations

;

David H. Keller David Henry Keller (December 23, 1880 – July 13, 1966) was an American writer who worked for pulp magazines in the mid-twentieth century, in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. He was also a psychiatrist and physician to shell-sh ...

* ''Les Mains et la machine'' (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), 1932 * ''La Nourrice automatique'' (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), 1936 * ''La Guerre du lierre'' (The Ivy War, 1930), 1936 * ''Pourquoi ?'' (The Question), 1937 * ''Le Fou du ciel'' (The Flying Fool), 1937 * ''La Lune de miel perpétuelle'' (Life Everlasting), 1938 * ''Le Duel sans fin'' (The Eternal Conflict), 1939 (publication partielle) ; Fitz James O'Brien * ''Animula'' (The Diamonds Lens), 1931 * ''L’Histoire du dragon Fang'', 1935 ; Max Nettlau * ''Esquisse d'histoire des Utopies'' (Esbozo de historia de las Utopias, 1934), 1936-1938 ;

Jack London John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...

* ''Ce que la vie signifie pour moi'' (What Life Means to Me, 1905), 1939

Pseudonyms

* Robert Champagnac *

John Doe John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British, Canadian, and American legal systems, when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law ...

* Maxime Dolus * Jehan Fabian * Mad Hobo * Jérémie Jéricho * Romain Lécapèr * Gontran Lenoir (taken over by his son

Ralph Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ra ...

) * Sancho Llorente * Robert Ludion * Le Mandarin * Columbus North * L’Ours mal léché * Margarita Risa * Elsa Rothgemünde * Esteban Scanlan * Doctor Séraphicus * Laurent Zurbarran

Bibliography

* ''Bio-bibliographical Notice'', by Georges H. Gallet, New York, ''The Science Fiction News Letter'', vol. III, n°10, p. 3-4, 28 January 1939. * ''In memoriam'', by Roger Denux, ''la Tribune des fonctionnaires'', November 1946. * ''Régis Messac'', by Ralph Messac, ''Bulletin des anciens élèves du lycée de Coutances'', pages 4 & 5, February 1956. * ''Hommage à Régis Messac'', by Jean-Jacques Bridenne, '' Fiction magazine'', n°48, November 1957. * ''Pour présenter l’auteur…'' (pref.), by Ralph Messac, in ''Pot-pourri fantôme'', pages 7–9, Paris, Éditions Bellenand, 1958. * ''Anthologie des écrivains morts à la guerre (1939-1945)'', by the Association des écrivains combattants, preface by Maréchal Juin, pages 525-536, Paris, Albin Michel, 1960. * ''Un précurseur méconnu de la science-fiction française : Régis Messac'', by François Fonvieille-Alquier, pages centrales, ''

Combat Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...

'', 10 December 1967. * ''Régis Messac'', by Jean-Jacques Bridenne, ''Désiré'', n°21, April 1969. * ''Épitaphe pour Régis Messac'', by

Francis Lacassin Francis Lacassin (; 18 November 1931 – 12 August 2008)l'Express (, stylized in all caps) is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre-right in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''R� ...

'', 5 February 1973. * ''Régis Messac ou l’humour du désespoir'', by

Jean-Pierre Andrevon Jean-Pierre Andrevon (born 19 September 1937 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French science fiction author, as well as a painter and singer. He has used the pseudonym ''Alphonse Brutsche'' for novels published under the Fleuve Noir label. In ad ...

, ''

Fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ...

'', n°236, août 1973. * ''La Mort du Loup, itinéraire d’un disparu'', (collectif), in ''Lettres de prison'', pages 69–135, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2005. * ''Hommage à Régis Messac'', by Jean-Jacques Bridenne, ''A&A'' le magazine des survivants, n°155, April 2006, repris de '' Fiction magazine'' (voir supra). * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Marc Angenot, in ''les Romans de l’homme-singe'', pages 7–12, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2007. * ''Les Contrepoisons de l'intelligence'' (prrface), by Éric Dussert, in '' Quinzinzinzili'', p. 5–16, Talence, éd. de l'Arbre vengeur, 2007. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Gérard Klein, in ''le Miroir flexible'', pages 7–17, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2008. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Gérard Durozoi, in ''Roman policier, fragment d'histoire'', pages 7–13, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2009. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Natacha Vas-Deyres, in '' Valcrétin'', pages 7–18, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2009. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Roger Bozzetto, in '' la Cité des asphyxiés'', pages 7–20, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2010. * ''Amères racines'' (préf.), by Anne-Marie Ozanam, in '' À bas le latin !'', pages 5–31, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2010. * S''ans titre'' (préf.), by Marc Angenot, in ''Smith Conundrum, roman d'une université américaine'', pages 7–15, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2010. * ''Régis Messac à l'université McGill ''(postf.), by Robert Michel, in ''Smith Conundrum, roman d'une université américaine'', pages 167-181, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2010. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), par Claude Amoz, in '' Le « Detective Novel » et l'influence de la pensée scientifique'', pages 7–19, Paris,

, coll. ''Encrage/travaux, ''2011. * ''Régis Messac, l'écrivain journaliste ''(collectif, dir. Natacha Vas-Deyres & Olivier Messac), Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2012. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by Michel Besnier, in ''la Crise, chronique éditoriale 1930-1939'', pages 13–17, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2013. * ''Sans titre'' (préf.), by

, in ''le Voyage de Néania à travers la guerre et la paix'', pages 7–13, Paris, Éditions ex nihilo, 2014.

Notices

Dictionnaire des anarchistes ''Dictionnaire des anarchistes'' is a biographical dictionary of French anarchists published in 2014 within the ''Le Maitron'' series. Publication ''Le Maitron'' is a series of reference works: a 44-volume biographical dictionary of the F ...

, « Le Maitron »
notice biographique
* L'Éphéméride anarchiste
notice biographique
* René Bianco, ''100 ans de presse anarchiste''
notice

External links

Régis Messac
on data.bnf.fr
Connaissez-vous Régis Messac ?
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Messac, Regis People from Charente-Maritime 1893 births 1945 deaths French bibliographers French Resistance members French literary critics French science fiction writers French pacifists French political commentators 20th-century French translators French male essayists French male poets French male novelists 20th-century French poets 20th-century French novelists 20th-century French essayists 20th-century French male writers Resistance members who died in Nazi concentration camps People who died in Gross-Rosen concentration camp People who died in Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp French people who died in Nazi concentration camps