Jules verne, prolific french author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction Among his most famous novels are journey to the centre of the earth, from the earth to the moon, twenty thousand leagues under the sea, and around the world in eighty days. Jules verne is hailed as the father of science fiction and his novels remain popular today Verne's adventurous novels combined science and imagination, taking readers to exotic and fascinating places During his lifetime, his works were translated into 148 languages according to unesco. Always rebellious but unsuccessful, verne learned to escape into his own world of imagination
These feelings would show up in many of verne's works as an adult An otherwise uneventful childhood was marked by one major event Verne, along with hugo gernsback and h.g Wells, is often popularly referred to as the father of science fiction. [1] like his confrères, verne was a visionary not only in his ability to predict technological advances but in his ability to imagine a more utopian, harmonious society as well. Verne was born to bourgeois parents in the seaport of nantes, where he was trained to follow in his father's footsteps as a lawyer, but quit the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. Jules verne was a french poet, playwright, and novelist, but he earns his place on this list of great writers because of his futuristic adventure novels
Most famous for his novel sequence, the voyages extraordinaires, verne also wrote assorted short stories, plays, miscellaneous novels, essays, and poetry.
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