The Story of Captain Nemo
By Dave Eggers
Illustrations by Fabian Negrin
A teenage boy and his uncle embark on the adventure of their lives
In this science-fiction classic – reimagined by Dave Eggers in modern times, and from the point of view of the fourteen-year-old Consuelo – the famous oceanographer Pierre Arronax sets sail from New York to hunt down a mysterious sea-monster which has been terrorizing the oceans, wrecking ship after ship and causing countless deaths. But they discover an even stranger truth: the “sea-monster” is in fact a submarine, captained by Nemo, who is living in self-imposed exile in international waters. Consuelo and Arronax join Nemo on the submarine, and so begin their exciting adventures …
“You can call me Captain Nemo. You are aboard the Nautilus, a sea vessel of my own invention.”
“What do you intend to do with us?”
“I intend to keep you here,” Nemo replied.
“I demand you let us go,” Pierre said.
At that, this Captain Nemo actually laughed—a big, mirthless laugh.
104pp
Published 24/10/2013
ISBN 9781782690184
Pushkin Children’s Special Hardback 257mm x 200mm
£14.99
About Save the Story
The Story of Captain Nemo is one of ten titles in the Save the Story series published by Pushkin Children’s in 2013 and 2014. Save the Story is a library of favourite stories from around the world, retold for today’s children by some of the best contemporary writers. The stories they retell span cultures (from Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century Russia), time and genres (from comedy and romance to mythology and the realist novel), and they have inspired all manner of artists for many generations.
Save the Story is a mission in book form: saving great stories from oblivion by retelling them for a new, younger generation.
The Save the Story series includes:
Don Juan by Alessandro Baricco
Cyrano de Bergerac by Stefano Benni
The Nose by Andrea Camilleri
Gulliver by Jonathan Coe
The Betrothed by Umberto Eco
Captain Nemo by Dave Eggers
Gilgamesh by Yiyun Li
King Lear by Melania G. Mazzucco
Antigone by Ali Smith
Crime and Punishment by A. B. Yehoshua