An imaginative graphic novel chronicles the imaginary adventures of author Jules Verne during his writing of the classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, detailing his encounters with an Indian princess on an unusual quest, an orphaned boy with a mysterious package, and an eccentric artist known for his fantastical creations.
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About the Author:
François Rivière has written nearly 60 books, among them graphic novel adaptations of Agatha Christie mysteries. He lives in Paris. Serge Micheli lives in Corsica, where he works as an illustrator and landscape painter. His work on Jules Verne was exhibited at Le Centre International Jules Verne in Amiens, France.
From Booklist:
Knowing something about Verne and his classic 20,000 Leagues under the Sea will help readers get the most from this graphic novel "prequel that leads up to Verne's writing of his masterpiece." Here, Verne is a tortured author whose jottings for what he's sure will be his masterpiece are interspersed among his imaginings and the oddly fascinating stories of "ravishing" Princess Mikah, searching for her lost father; an orphan boy who brings Verne a strange package; and an artist whose bizarre creations spring from his nightmares. Riviere's vision is a moody, compelling, dreamlike one, well represented and extended by the artwork. The full-page pictures and comic-book panels pull readers into the story. Their dark, brilliantly rich colors viscerally evoke the stream of events and the troubled spirits of the strange characters, who exist in a weird visual realm where reality and imagination and Verne and his creation Nemo seem to merge. Stephanie Zvirin
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- PublisherHarry N. Abrams
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0810948303
- ISBN 13 9780810948303
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages80
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