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Re: Iceland

From: Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~fys.ruu.nl>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 10:29:50 +0100 (MET)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

> > How do Icelanders actually feel about this novel ? Do they have any
> > monuments or anything that are dedicated to the novel (or at least streets
> > with Verne's name) ?
>
> When I was Iceland several years ago for a space art workshop, I
> recreated (more or less) the journey from Reykjavik to Snaeffels
> Jokull. The landscape was just as Verne described it, especially
> around the town of Stapi and the mountain itself. I felt as though I
> were actually in a Jules Verne novel! The people of Iceland seem to
> be rather pleased about Snaeffels' notoriety--its connection to the
> book seems to always be mentioned whenever its name comes up.

Indeed, this connection is mentioned in practically every travel guide.
But a friend of mine has made a trip to Iceland lately, and I asked him if
he could buy me an Icelandish 'Voyage au centre'. That was really hard to
find, and all he could get me was a comic version.
What was that remark of Axel about Icelanders reading so much?

Garmt
Received on Mon 09 Mar 1998 - 11:30:05 IST

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