''Quinzinzinzili'' is a

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novel written in 1935 by the

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Régis Messac 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 C ...

(1893 - 1945). This was one of the first post-cataclysmic novels. At the time of World War II (which Messac anticipated), a

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ese scientist develops a chemical reaction that combines the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere. The air becomes unbreathable for the majority of species, and humanity is swept with mass extinction. Ten children left in a deep cave survive and find the purified Earth. The man who accompanies them, their tutor, witnesses the creation of a new humanity. First publication in English as ''Quinzinzinzany'' in two instalments, in ''Visions'' #1 (2018) and ''Visions'' #2 (2019). Translation by Mathieu Triay, with illustrations by Jean-Albert Triay.

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{{1930s-sf-novel-stub 1935 French novels 1935 science fiction novels French science fiction novels French post-apocalyptic novels Novels set during World War II Climate change novels