"The Meteor Hunt" 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."" "The Meteor Hunt" 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, "The Meteor Hunt" 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.
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