Der Courier des Czaar (Michael Strogoff)

Der Courier des Czaar (Michael Strogoff) Jules Verne - "Der Kurier des Zaren" (auch "Michael Strogoff") ist ein Roman des französischen Autors Jules Verne. Der Roman wurde erstmals 1876 von dem Verleger Pierre-Jules Hetzel unter dem französischen Titel "Michel Strogoff" veröffentlicht. Die erste deutschsprachige Ausgabe erschien 1876 unter dem Titel "Der Courier des Czar". Der englische Titel des Romans lautet "Michael Strogoff".

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".