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Jules Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking below Agatha Christie and above William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. In the 2010s, he was the most translated French author in the world.
May 13, 2024 · Jules Verne, prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Among his most famous novels are Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jules Verne, a 19th-century French author, is famed for such revolutionary science-fiction novels as 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.'
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Most famous for his novel sequence, the Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne also wrote assorted short stories, plays, miscellaneous novels, essays, and poetry.
From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes (French: De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne.
Mar 31, 2024 · Jules Verne is widely regarded as one of the fathers of science fiction and a true visionary who predicted the future through his writing. The French author penned 54 novels as part of his "Extraordinary Voyages" series, transporting readers on epic adventures to the far reaches of the Earth and beyond.
Jan 25, 2022 · Jules Verne was a prolific writer. He is often referred to as the “father of science fiction.” Verne became famous for his Voyages Extraordinaires, a series of 54 novels that were originally published by the French publisher and author Pierre-Jules Hetzel.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, novel by Jules Verne, first published in French as Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers in 1869–70. It is perhaps the most popular book of his science-fiction series Voyages extraordinaires (1863–1910).
Verne's famous From the Earth to the Moon (1865)—along with its sequel, Round the Moon (1870)—was the first “realistic” (that is, scientifically plausible) manned moon voyage in Western literature. Verne based his extrapolative tale on the lessons of modern astronomy and astrophysics.
Jules Verne. Born: February 8, 1828, Nantes, France. Died: March 24, 1905, Amiens (aged 77) Notable Works: “A Journey to the Centre of the Earth”. “Around the World in Eighty Days”. “Five Weeks in a Balloon”.
