Presents a comprehensive biography of nineteenth-century French science-fiction author, Jules Verne, that chronicles childhood and major accomplishments, and his influence on history and the literary world.
Draws from the Gospels, the Apocrypha, and other sources to chronicle the life of Jesus Christ, discussing his birth, childhood, teachings, works, and death and arguments regarding whether or not he was resurrected.
Minter draws on varied materials including Faulkner's essays, interviews, published and unpublished letters, as well as his poems, stories and novels, to illuminate the close relationship between his flawed life and his artistic achievement.