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Re: Newbie questions

From: iba <iba~at~ibarustic.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 08:28:03 +0200
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Davide,

In my opinion Verne did not want to harm or outrage anybody by the burlesque character of Mr. Isaac. Besides, we should be aware of the times in which Verne lived and take into account the former European repute of Jews - even my great-grandmother (who was not an anti-Semite at all) considered any Jewish chandler or grocer to be avaricious and tight-fisted... However, from my point of view Verne just tried to do his best while writing an interesting science-fiction novel - if he had not spiced it with few sparks of wit, the book would have been less readable, wouldn´t it? That is why it has no use to get upset because of a few cuts at anybody in Verne´s books - at least I think so.

Bye, and do not stop enjoying Verne´s wonderful art of writing.

Richard Zapletal



----- Original Message -----
From: "Davide Rossi" <daviderossi~at~libero.it>
To: <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:16 PM
Subject: Newbie questions


> Hallo to everyone,
> first of all I present myself.
> My name is Davide Rossi a 28 years old italian philosophy student who is
> reading (and re-reading) the works of Jules Verne. I love them and that's
> why I'm here in this forum :-)
> At the very moment I'm reading The adventures of Hector Servadac, after
> having yet read 20.000 League under the sea, From the Earth to the Moon,
> Around the Moon and Voyage to the center of the Heart. My intention is to
> read at least all the major novel, especially those talking about
> extraordinary voyages (are there any which don't? :-)
>
> But now that I'm at a half of Hector Servadac I've a couple of questions..
> newbie's questions I think. I've tried to explore the forum in search of
> answers, but the theme of these questions is too opened...
> Hope some one of you gentlewomen and gentelmen could help me :-)
>
> 1- In the books I've read untill now there are very few women and these few
> are always secondary characters, more or less... extras. Does it is so in
> every Verne's novel? Is there any woman starring in other novel?
>
> 2- I've jumped on my seat when I've read about the behavior of Ben-Zuf and
> the description of Verne himself about Isaac Hakabut! I repeat I'm only in
> the middle of the book, so the situation may change to the end. But why! Why
> does Verne is so angry against hebrews? I'm not insinuating anything and I
> do not want any flame. My question is only wonder about a anger I didn't
> think Verne could have...
>
> Thanks to anyone who could help me, ad majora to the others :-)
>
> Davide Rossi
>
> p.s. excuse me for my bad english... :-(
>
>
>
>
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