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Paris in the Twentieth Century ( French: Paris au XXe siècle) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The book presents Paris in August 1960, 97 years in Verne's future, when society places value only on business and technology. Written in 1863, [1] but first published in 1994, the novel follows a young man who struggles unsuccessfully to ...
- Jules Verne, Julia Escobar, Piero Gondolo della Riva
- 1994
- 1994
- Hachette
Oct 21, 1997 · Praise for Paris in the Twentieth Century “Jules Verne was the Michael Crichton of the 19th century.” — The New York Times “For anyone interested in the history of speculative fiction . . . this book is an absolute necessity.” —Ray Bradbury “Verne's Paris is a bustling, overcrowded metropolis teeming with starving homeless and ...
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- Jules Verne, Julia Escobar, Piero Gondolo della Riva
- $14.77
- Del Rey
Jun 2, 2022 · Paris in the twentieth century by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Publication date 1997 Topics Large type books, Paris (France) -- Fiction Publisher Thornike, Me. : G.K. Hall
May 4, 2022 · Paris in the twentieth century by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905. Publication date 1996 Topics Paris (France) -- Fiction Publisher New York : Random House Collection
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Jan 1, 2001 · Paris au XXe siècle = Paris in the Twentieth Century, Jules Verne Paris in the Twentieth Century is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne. Written in 1863 but first published 131 years later (1994). The novel follows a young man who struggles unsuccessfully to live in a technologically advanced, but culturally backwards world.
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Verne's prophecies of the world to come in Paris in the Twentieth Century, both in technical and cultural terms, are breathtaking in their extent and nearly unerring accuracy. Virtually every page is crowded with evidence of Verne's ability to forecast the science and life of the future, from feminism to the rise.
Other articles where Paris in the Twentieth Century is discussed: science fiction: Jules Verne: …Paris au XXième siècle (Paris in the Twentieth Century)—written in 1863 but not published until 1994—is set in the distant 1960s and contains some of his most accurate prognostications: elevated trains, automobiles, facsimile machines, and computer-like banking machines.
