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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20.000 milja pod morem
This science fiction novel was created at the end of the 19th century from the pen of a famous French storyteller for children and youth, also the founder of the science fiction genre.
Četrdeset tisuća milja ispod mora
The novel Forty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (also known as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, depending on the translation), published in 1870, is one of Jules Verne's most famous works and a classic of science fiction.
Djeca kapetana Granta
Ein klassisches „Vernevian“-Abenteuer, in dem die Helden immer wieder in Schwierigkeiten geraten, voller unglaublicher Wendungen und gefährlicher Situationen, die den Leser nervös machen, obwohl klar ist, dass die Geschichte ein Happy End haben muss.
Dvadeset hiljada milja pod morem 1-2
Ein Science-Fiction-Roman, geschrieben Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts vom berühmten französischen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautor Jules Verne, der auch als Begründer des Science-Fiction-Genres gilt.
Petnaestogodišnji kapetan
„Der fünfzehnjährige Kapitän“ ist ein Abenteuerroman über den jungen Dick Sand, einen fünfzehnjährigen Jungen, der das Kommando über das Schiff Pilgrim übernimmt, nachdem der Kapitän und die Besatzung getötet wurden.
Petnaestogodišnji kapetan
"Petnaestogodišnji kapetan" roman je pustolovnog žanra koji prati mladog Dicka Sanda, petnaestogodišnjeg dječaka koji preuzima zapovjedništvo nad brodom Pilgrim nakon što kapetan i posada poginu.
Ploveće ostrvo
Znanstveno-fantastični roman Julesa Vernea koji prikazuje avanture glazbenika s francuskog kvarteta koji se igrom slučaja nađu na ogromnom, umjetnom otoku pokretanom motorima - plutajućem kontinentu nazvanom Standard Island.
Put oko sveta za 80 dana
Godina je 1872. Bogati londonski džentlmen Phileas Fogg prihvaća okladu da će u 80 dana obići svijet.