World Youth Literature Selection - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Author: Jules Verne (France) original, rewritten by Guanqiqi
Translator: Guanqiqi
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Publishing Time: Not available
Features: Preface by Guanqiqi: Take a thrilling, exciting, and beautiful journey to the underwater world! As early as the 17th century, people in Europe began to write science fiction novels. However, it wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that science fiction truly established its place in literature. Many talented writers joined this genre, diligently cultivating this field, making science fiction a work of great importance and popularity among readers. The author of this book—Jules Verne—is an outstanding science fiction writer. He first gained fame with the book Around the World in Eighty Days, followed by a series of beloved science fiction adventure stories. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is one of Jules Verne’s masterpieces. When Verne wrote this book, humans had not yet invented submarines, and even electric lights had not yet been invented. Yet in his novel, he vividly created a submarine—the Nautilus—allowing the characters to travel across the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic, and Arctic Ocean in less than ten months, covering a total distance of 60 million nautical miles. They witnessed countless wonders of the deep sea. Tell me, isn’t Jules Verne a visionary filled with imagination? Come aboard! Let’s also take this marvelous submarine and explore the underwater world for a full circle, to see the underwater forests, the coral kingdom, mysterious treasures, and sunken ships; to bravely fight the giant octopuses; to escape from the Antarctic ice walls. There are so many fresh and thrilling adventures waiting for you—guaranteed to leave you breathless!
This book is one of the masterpieces of the world-renowned French science fiction writer Jules Verne. The author takes readers aboard the Nautilus, where they travel through the depths of the sea at an average speed of twelve kilometers per hour, accompanied by Captain Nemo and his "guests," marveling at the ever-changing wonders of the underwater world and its diverse creatures. The journey is filled with high points—underwater hunting, visiting underwater forests, exploring the ruins of Atlantis, salvaging treasures from Spanish sunken ships, witnessing the funeral of the coral kingdom, fighting against giant spiders, sharks, and octopuses, and repelling attacks from indigenous peoples, among other thrilling experiences.
In the second half of the 19th century, "exotic themes" were favored by many writers, painters, and readers. The marvelous journey in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea pioneered a new path for exotic themes, offering a fresh perspective that captivated audiences. This is why this "oceanic novel" not only became a bestseller upon its publication but also continues to be cherished by generations of readers.