The Meteor Hunt
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The Meteor Huntmarks 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 Huntis 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 Huntis 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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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Frederick Paul Walter
Jules Verne - Language
- English
- Series
- Bison Frontiers of Imagination
- ISBN
- 9780803296343
- Release date
- 2006
