{"product_id":"the-meteor-hunt-the-first-english-translation-of-vernes-original-manuscript-9780803296343","title":"The Meteor Hunt: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Meteor Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e marks the first English translation from Jules Verne's own text of his delightfully satirical and visionary novel. While other, questionable versions of the novel have appeared--mainly, a significantly altered text by Verne's son Michel and translations of it--this edition showcases the original work as Verne wrote it.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Meteor Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a meteor of pure gold careening toward the earth and generating competitive greed among amateur astronomers and chaos among nations obsessed with the trajectory of the great golden object. Set primarily in the United States and offering a humorous critique of the American way of life, \u003ci\u003eThe Meteor Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e is finally given due critical treatment in the translators' foreword, detailed annotations, and afterword, which clearly establish the historical, political, scientific, and literary context and importance of this long-obscured, genre-blending masterpiece in its true form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne (1828-1905) was born in the French seaport town of Nantes. He is the author of many classics of science fiction and adventure, including \u003ci\u003e20,000 Leagues under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e. Frederick Paul Walter is an adult services librarian in Albuquerque and vice president of the North American Jules Verne Society. He cotranslated and coedited (with Walter James Miller) \u003ci\u003eJules Verne's \"20,000 Leagues under the Sea\" The Completely Restored and Annotated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. Walter James Miller is an emeritus professor of English in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University. He translated and edited \u003ci\u003eThe Annotated Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527315263762,"sku":"9780803296343","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45e65f42-1d07-4ad5-9286-b3ea522ff35b.jpg?v=1731297322","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-meteor-hunt-the-first-english-translation-of-vernes-original-manuscript-9780803296343","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}