Science fiction books from France
Recommended science fiction books (4)
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If you are into science fiction here are some science fiction books from France for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne EN
Description:
A scientist and members of a gun club decide they will build a spaceship that can reach the moon.
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Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Verne EN
Description:
Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne’s prophetic novel of man’s race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen. When the members of the elite Baltimore Gun Club find themselves lacking any urgent assignments at the close of the Civil War, their president, Impey Barbicane, proposes that they build a gun big enough to launch a rocket to the moon. But when Barbicane’s adversary places a huge wager that the project will fail and a daring volunteer elevates the mission to a “manned” flight, one man’s dream t... continue
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The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne EN
Description:
Although The Mysterious Island is technically a sequel to Vernes' enormously popular Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, this novel offers a vastly different take on similar thematic motifs. As with all of Verne's best-known works, The Mysterious Island is a masterpiece of the action-adventure genre, with a heaping dash of science fiction influence thrown in for good measure.
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Vingt-Mille lieues sous les mers by Jules Verne FR
Description:
Dans ce roman d’aventures, l’un des plus emblématiques du XIXe siècle, la foisonnante imagination de Jules Verne nous plonge au cœur des profondeurs, en compagnie du sombre capitaine Nemo.
Notions littéraires : un roman d'aventures ; le héros du roman d'aventures ; les temps du récit
Histoire des arts : l'Atlantide et le monde sous-marin, un motif récurrent
Repères historiques : la Révolution industrielle