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The Survivors of the "Jonathan"
2008 paperback edition,
by Welcome Rain; Tra editionAuthor(s) Jules Verne; Michel Verne Translator Benjamin Ivry Illustrator Georges Roux Country France Language French Genre(s) Political Publication date 1909 The Survivors of the "Jonathan", also known as Magellania,[1] is a novel that was written (as Magellania) by Jules Verne in 1897. However, it was not published until 1909, after it had been rewritten by Verne's son Michel under the title Les naufragés du "Jonathan".
Piero Gondolo della Riva discovered the original manuscript in the Hetzel family archives in 1977.[2]
The two parts of the novel were subsequently translated and published separately in English as Masterless Man and Unwilling Dictator.[2]
Contents
Plot
The novel tells the story of a mysterious man named Kaw-djer. Kaw-djer lives in the land of Magellania, that is, the region around the Straits of Magellan. Kaw-djer, whose motto is "Neither God nor master", helps himself survive and also provides assistance to the indigenous peoples of Magellania. However, when a group of settlers is shipwrecked on a nearby island, Kaw-djer assists them establish their colony, though he refuses to rule over them or control them in any way. However, when the colony falls victim to fight for power, Kaw-djer is forced to temporarily abandon his own anarchistic principles. After he restores order, he abdicates and becomes a lighthouse-keeper, thereby retaining his individualism.
Analysis
The novel explores the idea of anarchy as form of social organization, and the problems that make it impossible or possible to apply.[3] However, Kaw-djer is not a completely unsympathetic character, and since he is portrayed in a positive light, symbolizes the attractiveness that individualist anarchism held for the writer.[3]
Notes
- ^ Les Voyages Extraordinaires. In French, Magellania, En Magellanie, or Les Naufragés du "Jonathan".
- ^ a b Jules Verne Collecting Resource Page
- ^ a b Anarchism and science fiction
External links
- Magellania: A Socio-Political Statement by Michelle Fram Cohen
Works by Jules Verne Other works NovelsThe Waif of the Cynthia (1885) · The Lighthouse at the End of the World (1905) · The Golden Volcano (1906) · The Thompson Travel Agency (1907) · The Chase of the Golden Meteor (1908) · The Danube Pilot (1908) · The Survivors of the "Jonathan" (1909) · The Secret of William Storitz (1910) · The Barsac Mission (1919) · Paris in the Twentieth Century (1994, written 1863)
CollectionsShort stories"A Drama in Mexico" (1851) · "A Drama in the Air" (1851) · "Martin Paz" (1852) · "Master Zacharius" (1854) · "A Winter Amid the Ice" (1855) · "The Count of Chanteleine" (1864) · "The Blockade Runners" (1865) · "Dr. Ox's Experiment" (1872) · "An Ideal City" (1875) · "The Mutineers of the Bounty" (1879) · "Ten Hours Hunting" (1881) · "Frritt-Flacc" (1884) · "Gil Braltar" (1887) · "In the Year 2889" (1889) · "Adventures of the Rat Family" (1891) · "Mr. Ray Sharp and Miss Me Flat" (1893) · "The Eternal Adam" (1910)
Non-fictionHistoire des grands voyages et des grands voyageursCharacters and universe CharactersAouda · Tom Ayrton · David Farragut · Phileas Fogg · Lord Glenarvan · Captain Nemo · Jacques Paganel · Jean Passepartout · Cyrus Smith
UniverseCategories:- 1909 novels
- Anarchist fiction
- Novels by Jules Verne
- Novels set in Chile
- Novel stubs
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