Jules Verne

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Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon

Beschreibung

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is a Jules Verne adventure novel telling the story of how Joam Garral, a ranch owner living near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his past catches up with him. Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. He was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages Extraordinaires, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Autor

Jules Verne, born in 1828 in Nantes, France, displayed a passion for literature and science from a young age. Initially expected to follow his father into law, Verne instead pursued writing and found success through his extraordinary adventure novels, often blending scientific knowledge with imaginative exploration. His works, such as Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, earned him recognition as a pioneer of science fiction.Verne's collaboration with publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel significantly shaped his career. Together, they created the Voyages Extraordinaires, a series of meticulously researched adventure novels that captivated readers with their futuristic technology and exotic locales. Verne's writing often reflected the rapid technological advancements of the 19th century, exploring themes of discovery, innovation, and the human relationship with nature and progress.Throughout his life, Verne remained deeply engaged with scientific developments, using his novels to speculate on the possibilities of the future. He passed away in 1905, leaving a legacy as one of the most translated authors in history, with his works continuing to inspire science fiction and adventure enthusiasts around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 392g
• ISBN-13: 9781483703725
• ISBN-10: 148370372X
• Artikelnr.: 40429074