Jules Verne was a French author and one of the founders of science fiction. His works, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in 80 Days, have been widely translated and adapted into films. Verne initially trained as a lawyer but turned to writing, despite his father’s disapproval. He wrote imaginative science fiction novels and made prescient predictions about air and space travel. Verne died in 1905 and is now regarded as a pioneer of the genre.
Jules Gabriel Verne was a prolific French author widely regarded as one of the founding figures of the science fiction genre, along with HG Wells. Jules Verne’s work has been widely translated and is available in many bookstores around the world. Many of Verne’s works have also been adapted into films and radio plays, making him even better known.
Jules Verne didn’t start out wanting to be a writer. He was born in 1828 in Nantes, France, and at one point he ran away in an attempt to become a cabin boy on a ship. However, young Verne was returned to his parents, who ensured that he received an excellent education before matriculating in law school.
While Jules Verne was training as a lawyer, he began dabbling in writing, creating several short films and working on opera librettos. When his father realized what Jules Verne was up to, he withdrew financial support from him, forcing Verne to support himself by working as a stockbroker while also attempting to sell his stories. In his thirties, his novels began to be published and he began writing books at a rapid pace.
Some of Jules Verne’s best-known works include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in 80 Days (1873). He has also written numerous other novels, all featuring imaginative science fiction themes and some very prescient predictions. While Verne’s prophetic writings are sometimes exaggerated, it is certainly true that he wrote about such things as air and space travel at a time when these ideas might have seemed ridiculous to many people.
During his lifetime, Jules Verne enjoyed popularity in France as a prolific author, although his works were primarily intended as children’s stories. His work also began to be translated, with mixed receptions in other countries, in part due to less than stellar translations that did not do his work justice. Jules Verne died in 1905 and his publisher published many of his books after his death. Today he is widely regarded as one of the first authors of science fiction, setting the stage for future generations of authors and visionaries.
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