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Verne, Jules

 
9780803296343: The Meteor Hunt: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
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ISBN 10: 0803296347 ISBN 13: 9780803296343
Editorial: University of Nebraska Press, 2006

Sinopsis

The Meteor Hunt marks the first English translation from Jules Verne’s own text of his delightfully satirical and visionary novel. While other, questionable versions of the novel have appeared―mainly, a significantly altered text by Verne’s son Michel and translations of it―this edition showcases the original work as Verne wrote it.

The Meteor Hunt is the story of a meteor of pure gold careening toward the earth and generating competitive greed among amateur astronomers and chaos among nations obsessed with the trajectory of the great golden object. Set primarily in the United States and offering a humorous critique of the American way of life, The Meteor Hunt is finally given due critical treatment in the translators’ foreword, detailed annotations, and afterword, which clearly establish the historical, political, scientific, and literary context and importance of this long-obscured, genre-blending masterpiece in its true form.

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Acerca del autor

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in the French seaport town of Nantes. He is the author of many classics of science fiction and adventure, including 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

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Editorial
University of Nebraska Press
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0803296347
ISBN 13 
9780803296343
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
232
Editor
Walter Frederick Paul, Miller Walter James
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Editorial: University of Nebraska Press, 2006
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