80 Days Around the World

Author: Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Around the World in Eighty Days is one of the most popular novels by French writer Jules Verne and also the first work translated into Chinese. The novel was originally serialized in Le Figaro. The protagonist, Phileas Fogg, sets out to win a bet by traveling around the world in 80 days, racing against time. He travels by train, steamship, elephant, and hot air balloon, embarking on a series of adventures with unwavering determination, overcoming countless natural and man-made obstacles. Passing through Turkey, India, China, and the United States, he finally returns to London as scheduled. The novel was a sensation worldwide at the time, to the extent that reporters in New York and London sent daily telegrams reporting the fictional location of Mr. Fogg. Around the World in Eighty Days has been adapted into films three times, with the 1956 version winning 5 Oscars, including the "Best Picture" award. Recently, Paramount Pictures has remade the film, with the two major action stars from East and West, Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, teaming up for the role. The film is currently screening worldwide.