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The Meteor Hunt: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript

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The Meteor Hunt: The First English Translation of Verne's Original ManuscriptThe 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 10/01/2006
ISBN: 9780803296343
Pages: 227
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.42w x 0.73d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2006 pg. 39
School Library Journal 12/01/2006 pg. 173
Asimov's Science Fiction 07/01/2007 pg. 136
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2006 pg. 45
Library Journal 11/01/2006
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