"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (novel) - Kaitei ni Manma Iru

…French novelist. Born into a family of lawyers in Nantes, a port city at the mouth of the Loire River. Following his father's wishes, he studied law at the University of Paris and qualified as a lawyer at the age of 22. However, unable to give up his love for literature, he worked as a theater clerk and stockbroker while pursuing a career as a writer. He also wrote play and operetta scripts, but had a strong curiosity about scientific discoveries and inventions, and made acquaintances with many explorers and geographers. By 1851, he had already conceived a grand vision for the "romance of science." …

*Some of the terminology used in the novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is listed below.

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…フランスの小説家。ロアール河口の港町ナントの代訴人の家庭に生まれた。父の希望に沿い，パリ大学法学部に学び，22歳で弁護士資格を取得する。しかし文学への思いを断ち切れず，劇場の職員や株式の仲買人などをしながら，作家の道を目ざす。戯曲やオペレッタの台本にも手を染めたが，科学的発見や発明への好奇心が強く，また多くの探検家や地理学者とも知り合い，1851年ころにはすでに〈科学のロマン〉の壮大な構想を抱いていた。…

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