{"product_id":"magellania-9780803246119","title":"Magellania","description":"\u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e--the region around the Strait of Magellan--is the home of Kaw-djer, a mysterious man of Western origin whom the indigenous people consider a demigod. A man whose motto is \"Neither God nor master,\" he has shunned Western civilization and its hypocrisies in order to live peacefully on an island claimed by no one. But when a storm strands a thousand immigrants on his island and they ask him to be the leader of their colony, Kaw-djer must decide whether to help them live and prosper in this foreign land at the end of the world or leave them to their fate.\u003cbr\u003e Jules Verne penned \u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e in 1897, following the death of his brother and at a time when his own health was beginning to fail. Originally titled \u003ci\u003eLand of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e was intended to reflect Verne's deeply held religious and political beliefs as well as examine his own mortality. \u003cbr\u003e This first English translation of the original manuscript shows \u003ci\u003eMagellania \u003c\/i\u003eto be a unique, forceful novel that widens the scope of Verne's literary legacy.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne (1828-1905), the most translated author in the world, wrote numerous classics of adventure and science fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Meteor Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLighthouse at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Volcano\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from the University of Nebraska Press. Benjamin Ivry is an American writer on the arts, broadcaster, and translator. He has translated Sylvie Weil's \u003ci\u003eAt Home with André and Simone Weil\u003c\/i\u003e and Gaston Derys's \u003ci\u003eMy Doctor, My Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Olivier Dumas is the president of the Jules Verne Society in France and one of the world's leading experts on Verne.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328427233554,"sku":"9780803246119","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3322123-ac33-4cce-a387-a7f970afb7a1.jpg?v=1727739374","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/magellania-9780803246119","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}