Jules Verne
Jules Verne (Nantes, February 8, 1828 – Amiens, March 24, 1905), French writer, playwright and pioneer of science fiction. One of the most translated and influential writers of the 19th century, often called the father of science fiction.
The son of a lawyer, he studied law in Paris, but devoted himself to literature. He achieved his first successes with plays. In 1863, he published the novel Five Weeks in a Balloon, which began his collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel and the famous series Extraordinary Voyages (Voyages extraordinaires). Verne masterfully combined adventure, scientific discoveries of his time and imagination in his novels, anticipating many technical inventions (submarines, space flights, helicopters, electric cars, etc.).
He lived mainly in Amiens, was a passionate sailor and traveled throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. He was elected as a city councilor of Amiens (1888–1905).
Most famous works: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Around the World in 80 Days (1873), The Mysterious Island (1874), Michael Strogoff (1876), The Black Indies (1877), Robur the Conqueror (1886)
Verne wrote over 60 novels, dozens of stories and plays. His works are characterized by optimism towards science and technology, but also warnings against the abuse of progress. It has been translated into more than 140 languages and has influenced generations of writers of SF, adventure literature, and the film industry. Today, it is considered a classic of world literature for young adults and adults.
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Phileas Fogg wettet, dass er in 80 Tagen um die Welt reisen kann. Zusammen mit seinem treuen Diener Passepartout begibt er sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise mit Zug, Schiff, Elefant und Ballon. Ein Klassiker der Abenteuerliteratur, voller Humor und Spann
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The novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is one of the most famous adventure works in world literature. The book celebrates exploration, knowledge, and the human ability to transcend boundaries.
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Der Roman „In 80 Tagen um die Welt“ des Jules Verne zählt zu den berühmtesten Abenteuerromanen der Weltliteratur. Das Buch zelebriert Entdeckungsreisen, Wissen und die menschliche Fähigkeit, Grenzen zu überschreiten.
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Ein spannender Klassiker des wissenschaftlichen Abenteuerromans, in dem sich Professor Lidenbrock, sein Neffe Axel und ihr Führer Hans auf eine waghalsige Reise durch den Krater eines isländischen Vulkans in die geheimnisvollen Tiefen der Erde begeben.
Sirius #32: Biblioteka znanstvene fantastike
Sirius was a Croatian science fiction magazine. The foundation was proposed by Damir Mikuličić in 1976. In Sirius, the works of domestic authors, as well as translations of foreign SF authors, were published. It was published from 1976 to 1989.
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Roman prati pet begunaca iz Američkog građanskog rata – inženjera Klajda Smita, novinara Gedeona Spileta, mornara Penkrofa, mladog Herberta i crnca Nabua – koji balonom beže od opsade Ričmonda, ali ih oluja odvodi na nepoznato pacifičko ostrvo.
