Jules Verne: the Man Who Invented the Future
by Franz Born
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Biography of the French novelist who wrote some of the first science fiction.Tags
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Fantastic book. Very well written, though biography it reads like fiction. Great for kids or adults alike.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Jules Verne: the Man Who Invented the Future
- Original title
- Der Mann der die Zukunft erfand
- Original publication date
- 1960
- People/Characters
- Jules Verne
- First words
- The tremendous solitude of the Arctic Ocean was suddenly broken when a huge submarine rose to the surface.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Even in the future, when the entire history of technology will be recorded, Jules Verne will be remembered as The Man Who Invented the Future.
Classifications
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 843.892 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French fiction Later 19th century 1848–1900 Minor writers
- LCC
- PQ2469 .Z5 .B613 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 19th century
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- 146
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.13)
- Languages
- English, German, Italian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 10
