More than a century after its publication, this emblematic novel is again among the best -selling books of the moment and here is why

A novel published over 150 years ago returns to squat the best sales … Similarly, and it is no coincidence.

Each summer. However, it is a small discreet but well prowled ritual: in the middle of the summer outings, some Literature classics Go back up in sales, as if they came to get some fresh air after a long sleep in the library. Therefore, And in July 2025, it’s a giant of adventure literature which resurfaces: Twenty thousand leagues under the seas of Jules Verne. Yes. In addition, this mythical novel of the end of the 19th centurythat some may have read on the school benches, is again on all the tables of bookstores. Moreover, A literary come-back which is not coincidence, and which has everything to do with … Moreover, the back to school.

A classic that resurfaces …. However, not just for nostalgic

Published for the first time in soap Before going out in Complete version in 1871, Twenty thousand leagues under the seas, It is a bit of the kind of roman That the “we think we are forever stored between two Balzac … In addition, and who returns, without warning, put everyone in agreement. Therefore, He may have far exceeded the century. However, he remains incredibly present: Translated in 175 languages, regularly suitable – from silent cinema of Méliès to cartoons on Sunday morning – and always as capable of captivating, even in 2025. We are far from the simple “old dusty classic” that we come across from the corner of the eye. on the shelves.

And if we suddenly see him reappear in sales headthat’s not just because we are taken from. a collective more than century after its desire for retro reading. This kind of resurgence is also the effect Back to school. Each year, some books find themselves propelled to the front of the stage thanks to the Scientific preparation classes program. Last summer was Wharton, Spinoza and Eschyle who were talking about them. This time. it’s Jules Verne who takes over with Twenty thousand leagues under the seasput on the program around the theme “Nature experiences”. Result : Over 50,000 students will immerse themselves in From September.

In short. sometimes it only takes a well -felt theme and a academic spotlight for everyone (including us) to rediscover a roman that was believed to be reserved for the shelves of municipal libraries.

An underwater trip between mysteries. machines and large silences

Which means that Twenty thousand leagues under the seas Always hold the road as well, more than century after its it is not fair its status as “great classic”. It is above all his way of embarking everyone in a total adventure, a real one. We find ourselves following a teacher. his servant a little phlegmatic and a harpooner with a strong character which climb a frigate to go track a sea monster that everyone is talking about. Except that … surprise, The creature is not frankly what we imagined. And from there, it’s a whole other kind of trip that begins.

Ce romanit is a plunge in a universe where Science. imagination hold by the hand – and sometimes push a little in the void. We explore the seabed. Of course, but also a time when discover the worldthat still meant take risks, face the unknown and agree not to understand everything (Well, a bit like our galleys with banking apps today, but more noble). What more than century after its strikes is the very current resonance of certain themes: The obsession with progress. loneliness, the nature that we try to master without always achieving it.

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We are not just in a adventure novel With tentacles and mysteries. We are in a separate atmosphere, almost magnetic. And that is surely why we return. Again. And again.