20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jules Verne（儒勒·凡尔纳） 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 1985-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553212525
• 定价 25.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Bantam Classics

【内容简介】

AnAmericanfrigate,trackingdownaship-sinkingmonster,facesnotalivingcreaturebutanincredibleinvention--afantasticsubmarinecommandedbythemysteriousCaptainNemo.Suddenlyadevastatingexplosionleavesjustthreesurvivors,whofindthemselvesprisonersinsideNemo'sdeathshiponanunderwaterodysseyaroundtheworldfromthepearl-ladenwatersofCeylontotheicydangersoftheSouthPole...asCaptainNemo,oneofthegreatestvilliansevercreated,takeshisrevengeonallsociety.

Morethanamarvelouslythrillingdrama,thisclassicnovel,writtenin1870,foretellswithuncannyaccuracytheinventionsandadvancedtechnologyofthetwentiethcenturyandhasbecomealiterarystepping-stoneforgenerationsofsciencefictionwriters.

【作者简介】

JulesVerne(8February1828–24March1905)wasaFrenchnovelist,poet,andplaywrightbestknownforhisadventurenovelsandhisprofoundinfluenceontheliterarygenreofsciencefiction.
BorntobourgeoisparentsintheseaportofNantes,Vernewastrainedtofollowinhisfather'sfootstepsasalawyer,butquittheprofessionearlyinlifetowriteformagazinesandthestage.HiscollaborationwiththepublisherPierre-JulesHetzelledtothecreationoftheVoyagesExtraordinaires,awidelypopularseriesofscrupulouslyresearchedadventurenovelsincludingJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,andAroundtheWorldinEightyDays.
VerneisgenerallyconsideredamajorliteraryauthorinFranceandmostofEurope,wherehehashadawideinfluenceontheliteraryavant-gardeandonsurrealism.HisreputationismarkedlydifferentinAnglophoneregions,wherehehasoftenbeenlabeledachildren'sauthororawriterofgenrefiction,notleastbecauseofthehighlyabridgedandalteredtranslationsinwhichhisnovelsareoftenreprinted.
Verneisthesecondmosttranslatedauthorintheworld(followingAgathaChristie),andhisworksappearinmoretranslationsperyearthanthoseofanyotherwriter.Verneisonewritersometimescalled"TheFatherofScienceFiction,"asareH.G.WellsandHugoGernsback.

　　儒勒·凡尔纳（1828.2.8—1905.3.24），是19世纪法国著名作家，创作了大量优秀的文学作品，被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。代表作有《海底两万里》、《八十天环游地球》、《气球上的五星期》等，其中《格兰特船长的儿女》、《海底两万里》和《神秘岛》被称为凡尔纳三部曲。近年来，随着对于其作品研究的不断深入以及原始手稿的发现，学界对于凡尔纳的认识也在趋于多样化。凡尔纳作为一位纯文学意义上的作家开始为一些学者所重视。