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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the
classic story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen
from the point of view of Professor Pierre Aronnax, who was
commissioned to find the mysterious sea monster responsible for
sinking ships. Written by French science fiction writer Jules Verne
in 1870, the novel illuminates themes that transcend time, such as
man versus nature, freedom, and revenge. Now available as part of
the Word Cloud Classics series, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea is a must-have addition to the libraries of all classic
literature lovers.
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JulesVerne8February1828–24March1905wasaFrenchnovelist,poet,andplaywrightbestknownforhisadventurenovelsandhisprofoundinfluenceontheliterarygenreofsciencefiction.
BorntobourgeoisparentsintheseaportofNantes,Vernewastrainedtofollowinhisfather''sfootstepsasalawyer,butquittheprofessionearlyinlifetowriteformagazinesandthestage.HiscollaborationwiththepublisherPierre-JulesHetzelledtothecreationoftheVoyagesExtraordinaires,awidelypopularseriesofscrupulouslyresearchedadventurenovelsincludingJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,andAroundtheWorldinEightyDays.
VerneisgenerallyconsideredamajorliteraryauthorinFranceandmostofEurope,wherehehashadawideinfluenceontheliteraryavant-gardeandonsurrealism.HisreputationismarkedlydifferentinAnglophoneregions,wherehehasoftenbeenlabeledachildren''sauthororawriterofgenrefiction,notleastbecauseofthehighlyabridgedandalteredtranslationsinwhichhisnovelsareoftenreprinted.
VerneisthesecondmosttranslatedauthorintheworldfollowingAgathaChristie,andhisworksappearinmoretranslationsperyearthanthoseofanyotherwriter.Verneisonewritersometimescalled"TheFatherofScienceFiction,"asareH.G.WellsandHugoGernsback.
儒勒·凡尔纳(1828.2.8—1905.3.24),是19世纪法国著名作家,创作了大量优秀的文学作品,被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。代表作有《海底两万里》、《八十天环游地球》、《气球上的五星期》等,其中《格兰特船长的儿女》、《海底两万里》和《神秘岛》被称为凡尔纳三部曲。近年来,随着对于其作品研究的不断深入以及原始手稿的发现,学界对于凡尔纳的认识也在趋于多样化。凡尔纳作为一位纯文学意义上的作家开始为一些学者所重视。
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