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A Visionary of the Future
Julio Verne. The Prophet of Nantes
In 1828 Jean Jules Verne Allote was born, better known as Julio Verne. But do we really know who Jules Verne was? Many would only say that Verne was a very famous writer, author of works such as “Around the World in 80 Days” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”. Those who have deepened more in his life and work will say that he was a visionary, a prophet or a seer. His legacy reflects that he was a man full of mysteries and enigmas.
Why did millions of francs invest in traveling to certain places on the planet? Why can your language be translated into numbers? Why do the names of the protagonists of his novels have a hidden meaning? How could you perfectly describe the trip to the moon, the exact point of departure and re-entry, crew, dimensions, weights, measurements, and powers …? Did you have inside information? Why before he died, he burned his archives, more than 4,000 cryptograms, logographs, and anagrams, which he had meticulously ordered, and where he hid the techniques he used for the names of his characters or the messages encrypted in his novels?
