Georges Grassal de Choffat orHugues Rebell (27 October 1867 inNantes – 6 March 1905 inParis) was aFrench author. He wrote against Christianity and professed paganism while remaining a Catholic. An exponent ofFriedrich Nietzsche, he was associated with the right-wing nationalist groupAction Française.[1]
Rebell wrote a number of pornographic works under the group pseudonym "Jean de Villiot",[2] a prolific contributor to early 20th century French spanking literature, published byCharles Carrington.[3][4]
Rebell is often dismissed as a failed author of pornography, remembered for only one title,Les nuits chaudes du Cap Français (1902),[5] which won thePrix Nocturne in 1966. He was also a poet, whoseLes Chants de la pluie et du soleil, dedicated to his friend René Boylesve, inspiredAndré Gide inLes Nourritures Terrestres. He was also known as a polemicist of royalty because of hisUnion des trois aristocraties (1894), which treated the three aristocracies based on family name, money, and talent.
He wrote articles for the journalsLa Cocarde andLe Soleil, which were included in a collection of writings published in 1994 under the titleDe mon balcon.[6] He wrote a defence ofOscar Wilde in the August issue of the literary magazineMercure de France in 1895.
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