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Fernand Kolney
b. 1868
A provocative French man of letters, he wrote from the edges of early 20th-century literary and political life. His work is especially remembered for its links to libertarian and neo-Malthusian ideas, and for a strain of speculative fiction that still attracts curious readers.
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Le salon de Madame Truphot: moeurs littéraires
by Fernand Kolney
About the author
Fernand Kolney was the pen name of Fernand Pochon de Colnet (born May 25, 1868, in Pantin; died March 12, 1930, in Paris). French reference sources describe him as a man of letters associated with the libertarian movement.
He moved in literary circles connected to radical politics, and French sources note that he was the brother of Eugénie Pochon, who married the poet Laurent Tailhade. Bibliographic records and specialist references also connect his writing to the neo-Malthusian current, especially through works such as Le Crime d'engendrer and La Grève des ventres.
Kolney is also of interest to genre readers. The SF Encyclopedia highlights him for speculative work including L'Amour dans cinq mille ans (Love in 5000 Years), which helped preserve his name beyond his original political and literary milieu. No suitable verified portrait image was found on the sources checked, so none is included here.