{"product_id":"9780803246119","title":"Magellania","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e—the region around the Strait of Magellan—is the home of Kaw-djer, a mysterious man of Western origin whom the indigenous people consider a demigod. A man whose motto is “Neither God nor master,” he has shunned Western civilization and its hypocrisies in order to live peacefully on an island claimed by no one. But when a storm strands a thousand immigrants on his island and they ask him to be the leader of their colony, Kaw-djer must decide whether to help them live and prosper in this foreign land at the end of the world or leave them to their fate.\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJules Verne penned \u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e in 1897, following the death of his brother and at a time when his own health was beginning to fail. Originally titled \u003ci\u003eLand of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagellania\u003c\/i\u003e was intended to reflect Verne’s deeply held religious and political beliefs as well as examine his own mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis first English translation of the original manuscript shows \u003ci\u003eMagellania \u003c\/i\u003eto be a unique, forceful novel that widens the scope of Verne’s literary legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Nebraska Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016095154416,"sku":"9780803246119","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803246119_p0.jpg?v=1763726736","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803246119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}