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Drabble on Jules Verne

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       In the New Statesman Margaret Drabble writes on Submarine dreams: Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, arguing 'The classic sci-fi novel is more than a ripping yarn -- it anticipated the ecology movement and shaped the French avant-garde'.
       It's always nice to see the master get some deserved attention and recognition -- and Drabble also closes with a mention of the horrific sculpture that ... adorns his tomb, always worth being reminded of:

Jules Verne's crazy-ass tomb


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