by Jules Verne · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277300526
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«Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum» is the science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (162 pages, in French).
Doctor Sarrasin and Professor Schultze inherit the fortune of the Bégum Gokool. Sarrasin invests his share in France-Ville, a utopian city in Oregon; Schultze builds Stahlstadt, the City of Steel, a gigantic cannon factory. Marcel Bruckmann infiltrates Stahlstadt upon discovering that Schultze plans to destroy France-Ville. The novel contrasts two models of progress: the humanitarian city versus military technology.
The novel originally appeared in 1879. This French edition has 162 pages and was published in 1994.
For readers of classic science fiction and Jules Verne's adventure narratives, with an interest in debates on progress and war.
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
