Calendar of significant and memorable dates. February 8th
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828, Nantes, France - March 24, 1905, Amiens, France) - French writer, founder of the science fiction genre was born this day.
The first novels brought him popular recognition. As soon as the books of the French writer were printed, they were immediately translated into many languages and spread throughout the world.
Jules Verne's diligence is impressive in scale - sixty three novels and two collections of stories and tales published in 97 books. In its entirety - about a thousand printed sheets or eighteen thousand book pages! A new hero came in literature together with the new novel - a knight of science, an unselfish scientist, who is ready to go for any sacrifice , for the sake of realizing great hopes to perform a feat in the name of his creative ideas.
By edition and number of translations, Jules Verne is still one of the most beloved popular writers. In different countries, there are more and more new editions of works, plays, films, series based on stories "Voyages extraordinaires".
The library offers: virtual exhibition "Jules Verne's Heroes".
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