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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe



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The Mighty Orinoco

by Jules Verne

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ISBN13: 9780819567802
ISBN10: 0819567809
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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fatal encounters with crocodiles, jungle fever, Indians and outlaws — all set in a wonderfully exotic locale. The Mighty Orinoco also includes a unique twist that will appeal to feminists — readers will need to discover it for themselves. This Wesleyan edition features notes, and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of the illustrations from the original French edition.

CONTRIBUTORS: Walter James Miller, Stanford Luce, Arthur B. Evans.

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Written in 1898, and part of Jules Verne's famous series "Voyages Extraordinaires, " this fantastic tale a young man's search for his father along Venezuela's then-uncharted Orinoco River contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure storyQas well as a unique feminist twist.

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ISBN:
9780819567802
Editor:
Evans, Arthur B.
Translator:
Luce, Stanford L.
Translator:
Luce, Stanford L.
Editor:
Evans, Arthur B.
Author:
Verne, Jules
Publisher:
Wesleyan University Press
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
South America
Publication Date:
January 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
424
Dimensions:
844x552x102 123

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