However, the decades after Verne's death also saw the rise in France of the "Jules Verne cult", a steadily growing group of scholars and young writers who took Verne's works seriously as …

Dec 12, 2025 · 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, …

May 4, 2025 · Here's information about the life, works, and influences of Jules Verne, the French author who is often called the father of science fiction.

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 …

Verne also composed poetry and penned several short stories, including “A Balloon Trip” (1851) and “Wintering in the Ice” (1855). He was, however, to become better known for his novels.

Mar 31, 2024 · Verne has sold over 200 million copies of his books worldwide, making him the second most-translated author in history (after Agatha Christie). During his lifetime, his works …

Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of...

Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France, the eldest son of a prosperous lawyer, Pierre Verne, and his wife Sophie. Raised in a middle-class family, Jules …

Jules Gabriel Verne, conocido en los países hispanohablantes como Julio Verne 1 (Nantes, 8 de febrero de 1828- Amiens, 24 de marzo de 1905), 2 fue un escritor, dramaturgo 3 y poeta …

Born in 1828, Jules Verne was a French author who pioneered the Science Fiction genre, describing fantastic technologies that hadn't been invented yet. He wrote a number of …